About Sir Isaac Newton

Success, Success, & More Success: Sir Issac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and author. Newton is arguably best known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

But Wait, There's More: In addition to his groundbreaking discoveries regarding motion and gravity, Newton did quite a bit of experimenting with light. This work was collected in his 1704 book, Opticks.

Opticks

Considered one of the most important works in scientific history, this book details Newton's work in the field of optics, the study of the behavior and properties of light.

Opticks was essential in the history of science as a whole, as it established the importance of gaining scientific knowledge through experimentation rather than through mathematical deductions.

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