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The Great Minds Of The 17th Century Scientific Revolution

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Introduction Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England, who would have guessed that an established physicist and mathematician was brought in to this world right then and there. Newton is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He has various contributions to the world, some of which include his discoveries in optics, motion and mathematics, all while developing the principles of modern physics. In 1687, he published his most honored work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which has been noted as the single most significant book on physics. Without the laws Newton identified, we would not be where we are today in terms of modern physics. Things we know and things we see as basic to the world wouldn’t be possible: modern technology such as televisions, cell phones and computers would not exist and space exploration would not have been anywhere near as it is today.. Before Newton dying in London on March 31, 1727, he left us with much better understanding of physics. Early Work Newton’s first extensive contribution to society was his authentic work in mathematical fluxions. He had been devoted to mathematics his entire career, his mathematical fluxions were just a basis for following improvement. The subject developed into what we now know as a part of calculus: differentials and integrations. If calculus had not been invented various technological

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