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Trinity College
Newton is admitted to the Trinity College in Cambridege. -
Degree
Newton obtains his Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College. -
Newton
Newton Creates the binomial theorem and calculus. He also hypothesizes that the moon is held in its orbit by a gravitational force. -
Telescope
Newton invents the first optical reflecting telescope. -
Trinity College
Newton was named Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Trinity, which he remained for thirty-four years. -
Light and Colors
Newton publishes his letter on Light & Colors in the Philosophical Transactions. It was said to be the first scientific article. -
Royal Society
Newton attends his first Royal Society meeting. Not long after that, he meets Robert Boyle. -
Halleys Comet
Newton observes Halleys Comet. -
Coffee House Meeting
The famous 'Coffee House' Meeting takes place between Halley, Hooke, and Christopher Wren pertaining the motion of the earth and the inverse square relation. -
Principia
Newtons book "Principia" is published. It is about the path of a planet moving in relation to an inverse-square -
Newtons "Black Year"
Newton goes through a period of mental breakdown, insomnia, and depression. He suffers from a nervous breakdown. -
Royal Society
Newton was elected president of the Royal Society. -
Optiks
Newton publishes 'Optiks' which contains the corpuscular theory of light and color. -
Universal Arithmetic
Newtons firt english version of "Universal Arithmetic" is published. -
Newton
Newton Dies at Kensington. He suffers from inflammation of his lungs.
