1) Newton, Sir Isaac. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642-1727, English mathematician and natural philosopher (physicist), who is considered by many the greatest scientist that ever lived. 1 Early...
2) Baker, Newton Diehl. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937, U.S. Secretary of War (1916-21), b. Martinsburg, W.Va. He practiced law and politics in Cleveland as a protege of Tom L. Johnson....
3) Newton, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Newton, John, 1725-1807, English clergyman and hymn writer. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea. Then until 1760 he was surveyor of tides at Liverpool,...
4) Newton, Alfred. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Newton, Alfred, 1829-1907, English zoologist, b. Geneva. He studied (1854-65) ornithology in Lapland, Iceland, the West Indies, and North America and in 1866 became...
5) Rowell, Newton Wesley. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rowell, Newton Wesley, (rouŽl) (KEY) , 1867-1941, Canadian jurist and statesman, b. Ontario. He was elected (1911) to the Ontario legislature and then served in the...
6) Newton, cities, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001
...Newton, cities, United States, 1 City (1990 pop. 16,700), seat of Harvey co., S central Kans., in an agricultural area; inc. 1872. It is a railroad division point...
7) Mitchell, John Newton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mitchell, John Newton, 1913-88, U.S. Attorney General (1969-72), b. Detroit. A law partner of Richard M. Nixon, he managed Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign and...
8) Lewis, Gilbert Newton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946, American chemist, b. Weymouth, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1896; Ph.D., 1899). He taught at Harvard and at the Massachusetts Institute...
9) newton, unit of measure. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...newton, unit of measure, abbr. N, unit of force in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system; it is the force that produces an acceleration of...
10) Hampshire, Sir Stuart Newton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001
...Hampshire, Sir Stuart Newton, 1914-83, British philosopher, grad. Oxford. He taught at Oxford, University College (London), London Univ., and Princeton Univ. before...
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