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    Sir Isaac Newton was an influential English mathematician and physicist in the 17th century. He developed calculus and laws of motion and universal gravitation that helped explain and predict the motion of physical objects on Earth and celestial bodies. Newton published his work Principia in 1687, which laid out his three laws of motion that provide a fundamental understanding of concepts like speed, velocity, and acceleration that are still used today. Newton had a rough childhood but became a pioneering scientist.

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    Sir Isaac Newton was an influential English mathematician and physicist in the 17th century. He developed calculus and laws of motion and universal gravitation that helped explain and predict the motion of physical objects on Earth and celestial bodies. Newton published his work Principia in 1687, which laid out his three laws of motion that provide a fundamental understanding of concepts like speed, velocity, and acceleration that are still used today. Newton had a rough childhood but became a pioneering scientist.

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    Sir Isaac Newton was an influential English mathematician and physicist in the 17th century. He developed calculus and laws of motion and universal gravitation that helped explain and predict the motion of physical objects on Earth and celestial bodies. Newton published his work Principia in 1687, which laid out his three laws of motion that provide a fundamental understanding of concepts like speed, velocity, and acceleration that are still used today. Newton had a rough childhood but became a pioneering scientist.

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    The work of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in mathematics

    and physics changed the way we view the natural world.


    Newton helped develop powerful ideas about light and the
    movement of the planets. He also invented a special kind of
    mathematics called calculus. Newton is perhaps best known
    today for his laws of motion and gravitation. These laws
    provided the basis for modern mechanical science. Newton's
    laws are still the fundamental building blocks for how we
    understand concepts such as speed, velocity, and acceleration.
    Newton had a rough childhood. From a young age, he lived
    with his grandmother in a small town north of London.
    Newton struggled in school until he entered Cambridge
    University. In addition to his regular coursework at
    Cambridge, Newton also studied the work of well-known
    mathematicians and scientists. Many of Newton's early papers
    were met with resistance because he was proposing entirely
    new ways of looking at the world. In 1687, Newton published
    his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, a book in
    three volumes that included his now-famous laws of motion.
    (The title of the book, which people often call simply Principia,
    means "Natural Principles of Mathematical Philosophy" in
    Latin.)
    Newton's First Law of Motion
    Newton's first law is often called the law of inertia. This law
    states that an object in motion will stay in motion until an
    external force is applied to the object. Similarly, an object at rest
    will stay at rest until an external force is applied to the object.
    Consider a toy car sitting atop a flat surface. The toy car will not
    move until a force, such as a push, acts upon the car. Once
    moving, the toy car will maintain its speed for a certain distance,
    until the car eventually slows and stops. We determine the
    speed of an object by measuring the distance the object travels
    in a given amount of time. In the case of the toy car, the car loses
    its speed because of an exterior force, friction. The friction
    between the car's wheels and the flat surface slows and
    eventually stops the car. Can you think of another application of
    Newton's first law?

    Newton's Second Law of Motion


    Newton's second law states that force equals mass times
    acceleration. To understand acceleration, you must understand
    velocity. Velocity is the speed of an object combined with the
    direction the object is traveling. Newton understood that
    applying force to an object would change the object's velocity by
    affecting either the object's speed or direction.
    To illustrate the second law of motion, think again about
    pushing a toy car. The way an object moves is related to the
    object's mass. Because the car has little mass, it is easy to push.
    Now think about pushing a real car. Most likely, you will not be
    able to move it very far. The mass of the real car is too great
    much greater than the mass of the toy car. Therefore, the toy
    car's acceleration will be much greater than that of the real car.
    Acceleration is the change of an object's velocity during a
    given amount of time. You can compute acceleration by
    subtracting the starting speed from the ending speed and
    dividing the result by the amount of time needed to produce the
    change in speed. The greater an object's mass is, the more force
    is needed to produce a change in the object's acceleration. Can
    you think of another example to illustrate Newton's second law?
    Newton's Third Law of Motion
    Newton's third law of motion states that an equal
    and opposite reaction exists for every action.
    According to this law, forces in nature always act
    in pairs. Consider a helicopter lifting into the air.
    The spinning rotors on the helicopter push air
    downward. In reaction, the air pushes upward on
    the rotors. The upward force from the air makes
    the helicopter rise. Or consider jumping off a
    diving board. As you jump, you push down on the
    board. The board pushes upward on you, causing
    you to fly into the air. Can you think of another
    example demonstrating Newton's third law?
    All three of Newton's laws of motion help us understand how
    and why objects move the way they do. Newton's laws give us
    the tools we need to describe speed, velocity, and acceleration.

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