The Life of Sir Isaac Newton

_Permanence of Newton’s Reputation—Character of his Genius—His Methods of Investigation similar to that used by Galileo—Error in ascribing his Discoveries to the Use of the Meth...

_Doctrine of Infinite Quantities—Labours of Pappus—Kepler—Cavaleri— Roberval—Fermat—Wallis—Newton discovers the Binomial Theorem—and the Doctrine of Fluxions in 1666—His Manuscr...

_Astronomical Discoveries of Newton—Necessity of combined Exertion to the Completion of great Discoveries—Sketch of the History of Astronomy previous to the Time of Newton—Coper...

_The first Idea of Gravity occurs to Newton in 1666—His first Speculations upon it—Interrupted by his Optical Experiments—He resumes the Subject in consequence of a Discussion w...

_Theological Studies of Sir Isaac—Their Importance to Christianity— Motives to which they have been ascribed—Opinions of Biot and Laplace considered—His Theological Researches b...

_James II. attacks the Privileges of the University of Cambridge— Newton chosen one of the Delegates to resist this Encroachment—He is elected a Member of the Convention Parliam...

_The minor Discoveries and Inventions of Newton—His Researches on Heat—On Fire and Flame—On Elective Attraction—On the Structure of Bodies—His supposed Attachment to Alchymy—His...

_Newton, occupied in grinding Hyperbolical Lenses—His first Experiments with the Prism made in 1666—He discovers the Composition of White Light, and the different Refrangibility...

_He delivers a Course of Optical Lectures at Cambridge—Is elected Fellow of the Royal Society—He communicates to them his Discoveries on the different Refrangibility and Nature...

If the objects of the material world had been illuminated with white light, all the particles of which possessed the same degree of refrangibility, and were equally acted upon b...

_No Mark of National Gratitude conferred upon Newton—Friendship between him and Charles Montague, afterward Earl of Halifax—Mr. Montague appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in...

_Mistake of Newton in supposing that the Improvement of Refracting Telescopes was hopeless—Mr. Hall invents the Achromatic Telescope— Principles of the Achromatic Telescope expl...

_The Pre-eminence of Sir Isaac Newton’s Reputation—The Interest attached to the Study of his Life and Writings—His Birth and Parentage—His early Education—Is sent to Grantham Sc...

_Respect in which Newton was held at the Court of George I.—The Princess of Wales delighted with his Conversation—Leibnitz endeavours to prejudice the Princess against Sir Isaac...

_His Acquaintance with Dr. Pemberton, who edits the Third Edition of the Principia—His first Attack of ill Health—His Recovery—He is taken ill in consequence of attending the Ro...

_Newton’s Discoveries respecting the Inflection or Diffraction of Light—Previous Discoveries of Grimaldi and Dr. Hooke—Labours of succeeding Philosophers—Law of Interference of...

In examining the nature and origin of colours as the component parts of white light, the attention of Newton was directed to the curious subject of the colours of thin plates, a...

_Newton enters Trinity College, Cambridge—Origin of his Propensity for Mathematics—He studies the Geometry of Descartes unassisted— Purchases a Prism—Revises Dr. Harrow’s Optica...

_Miscellaneous Optical Researches of Newton—His Experiments on Refraction—His Conjecture respecting the Inflammability of the Diamond—His Law of Double Refraction—His Observatio...

Permanence of Newton’s Reputation—Character of his Genius—His Method of Investigation similar to that used by Galileo—Error in ascribing his Discoveries to the Use of the Method...

Respect in which Newton was held at the Court of George I.—The Princess of Wales delighted with his Conversation—Leibnitz endeavours to prejudice the Princess against Sir Isaac...

The first Idea of Gravity occurs to Newton in 1666—His first Speculations upon it—Interrupted by his Optical Experiments—He resumes the Subject in consequence of a Discussion wi...

No Mark of National Gratitude conferred upon Newton—Friendship between him and Charles Montague, afterward Earl of Halifax—Mr. Montague appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in...

Newton occupied in grinding Hyperbolical Lenses—His first Experiments with the Prism made in 1666—He discovers the Composition of White Light, and the different Refrangibility o...

The Minor Discoveries and Inventions of Newton—His Researches on Heat—On Fire and Flame—On Elective Attraction—On the Structure of Bodies—His supposed Attachment to Alchymy—His...

Doctrine of Infinite Quantities—Labours of Pappus—Kepler—Cavaleri— Roberval—Fermat—Wallis—Newton discovers the Binomial Theorem and the Doctrine of Fluxions in 1606—His Manuscri...

James II. attacks the Privileges of the University of Cambridge-- Newton chosen one of the Delegates to resist this Encroachment—He is elected a Member of the Convention Parliam...

His Acquaintance with Dr. Pemberton—Who edits the Third Edition of the Principia—His first Attack of ill Health—His Recovery—He is taken ill in consequence of attending the Roya...

Theological Studies of Sir Isaac—Their Importance to Christianity— Motives to which they have been ascribed—Opinions of Biot and La Place considered—His Theological Researches b...

He delivers a Course of Optical Lectures at Cambridge—Is elected Fellow of the Royal Society—He communicates to them his Discoveries on the different Refrangibility and Nature o...

Mistake of Newton in supposing that the Improvement of Refracting Telescopes was hopeless—Mr. Hall invents the Achromatic Telescope— Principles of the Achromatic Telescope expla...

The Pre-eminence of Sir Isaac Newton’s Reputation—The Interest attached to the Study of his Life and Writings—His Birth and Parentage—His early Education—Is sent to Grantham Sch...

Newton enters Trinity College, Cambridge—Origin of his Propensity for Mathematics—He studies the Geometry of Descartes unassisted— Purchases a Prism—Revises Dr. Barrow’s Optical...

Newton’s Discoveries respecting the Inflection or Diffraction of Light—Previous Discoveries of Grimaldi and Dr. Hooke—Labours of succeeding Philosophers—Law of Interference of D...

Astronomical Discoveries of Newton—Necessity of combined Exertion to the completion of great Discoveries—Sketch of the History or Astronomy previous to the time of Newton—Copern...

Miscellaneous Optical Researches of Newton—His Experiments on Refraction—His Conjecture respecting the Inflammability of the Diamond—His Law of Double Refraction—His Observation...

Colours of thin Plates first studied by Boyle and Hooke—Newton determines the Law of their Production—His Theory of Fits of easy Reflection and Transmission—Colours of thick Pla...