Newton (Noun)
Meaning 1
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727).
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Nouns denoting people.
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- Sir Isaac Newton laid the foundation for classical mechanics with his laws of motion and his theory of universal gravitation.
- Newton's work on calculus, particularly his development of the method of fluxions, was instrumental in the development of modern mathematics.
- Newton's most famous work is his book "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", which describes his laws of motion and his theory of universal gravitation.
- Newton's work in physics and mathematics helped lay the foundation for the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century.
- Newton's laws of motion describe how objects move and respond to forces, and are still widely used today in physics and engineering.
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Meaning 2
A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.