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England / UK: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1726), English physicist and mathematician. After an original painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), oil on canvas,1847

Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP (25 December 1642 20 March 1726) was an English physicist and mathematician (described in his own day as a 'natural philosopher') who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution.<br/><br/>. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ('Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'), first published in 1687, laid the foundations for classical mechanics. Newton made seminal contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of calculus.

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Title: England / UK: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1726), English physicist and mathematician. After an original painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), oil on canvas,1847

Caption: Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP (25 December 1642 20 March 1726) was an English physicist and mathematician (described in his own day as a 'natural philosopher') who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution.

. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ('Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'), first published in 1687, laid the foundations for classical mechanics. Newton made seminal contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of calculus.

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Print size: 33.9 × 38.7 cm | 1574.8 × 1799.2 in (300 dpi)

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