Daily Quiz: On life and work of Isaac Newton

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Name the book Newton published in 1687 that laid the foundations of classical mechanics. The three-volume work is considered to be one of the greatest in the history of science.

Answer : Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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In his book, Newton described a way to predict the exact locations of two bodies orbiting each other with no other forces acting on them. Once he had solved it, Newton introduced its next version, which lacks a closed solution to this day. What is this next version called?

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In 1666, Newton resolved a longstanding debate until then as to whether _______ were an intrinsic property of light or if they were an addition using a combination of prisms and lenses. Fill in the blank.

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Newton was a member of the Parliament of England from a district that was created in 1603 and abolished in 1950. It wasn’t actually a place but a collection of people that were graduates of a universe. Name the district.

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For the last three decades of his life, Newton was ______ of the ____, a role he took quite seriously even though it was a sinecure. In this time, he collected evidence against and prosecuted 28 counterfeiters. Fill in the blanks.

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While Newton and X (shown) are believed to have independently developed calculus, Newton is credited with starting earlier and X with developing a more convenient notation. Name X.