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Born
Woolsthorpe, England -
Mother leaves Isaac at the age of three
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Newton studies at home
Develops calculus, light theory, laws of planetary motion -
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Attends Cambridge University
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Cambridge University closes due to Bubonic Plague
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First Invention: Reflecting telescope
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Nervous breakdown; develops planetary motion
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Publishes Principia
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Elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament
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Suffers another nervous breakdown
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Elected Warden of the Mint
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Elected President of Royal Society
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Knighted by Queen of England
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Death