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Study & Essay
Study Questions
Why did Robert Hooke and Newton become
rivals?
What was Descartes' theory of the universe?
How did it differ from Newton's?
Name at least four phenomena that were
explained with Newton's law of universal gravitation.
Essay Topics
State Newton's three laws of motion.
What was Edmund Halley's role in the publication of
the Principia?
Discuss the clash between Newton and Gottfried von Leibniz.
What were Newton's religious beliefs? What was the
role of religion in his intellectual pursuits?
What was the Royal Society? Discuss Newton's role in
the organization.
Briefly, why is the year 1666 significant for Newton?
What was Newton's theory of light? How did he come
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