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How Did Isaac Newton Influence The Laws Of Motion

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The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upraise that affected most of Catholic Europe. Largely influential leaders questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice. Although it was a difficult time for Catholic leaders, science evolved in this time period because conflicting thoughts on religions were starting to be proven. One philosopher rose above the many others with his ideas on the laws of motion. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643. He was born to a low class family of farmers who settled in England. His father died three months before Isaac was born so as his mother slipped into her grief he stayed with his grandmother. His grandmother was very helpful with his education and fought his mother when she pushed him to be a farmer like his father. Against the will of his mother, Isaac attended the King's School before enrolling at the University of Cambridge in 1661. He was always very persistent to learn to the point where when the Great Plague hit he returned home to his mother and continued to pursue his thoughts on gravity. Newton returned to Cambridge in 1665 …show more content…

The three laws were an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force and an object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force, acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass, and for every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. With his newfound influence, Newton fought the attempts of King James II to reinstitute Catholic teachings at English Universities, and was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament in 1689. He moved to London permanently after being named warden of the Royal Mint in 1696, earning a promotion to master of the Mint three years

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