The Influence Of Isaac Newton's Three Laws Of Motion
Isaac Newton was one of the most influential people of the Scientific Revolution. His ideas are framework for modern physics and forever changed what science is and how it's conducted. Newton believed that all natural philosophy and phenomena could be explained by science and he set out to do just that throughout his life. He did research in optics, created the theory of universal gravity, wrote the three laws of motion, invented calculus and he was even able to calculate the shape of the earth. Newton tried to prove his ideas in one of two ways, he either used mathematical analysis or experimentation. These were slowly able to become the new standard in physics and most other sciences.
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His work was detailed over three books with a total of over 500 pages. At the beginning of each book, there a passage that states that Principia is meant to introduce and new way to conduct scientific inquiry. In the first book, this is followed by Newton’s own definitions of concepts like motion, matter and some different kinds of force. Mostly notably, Newton introduces his famous three Laws of Motion that are still in use today. The work also includes a section with rules for discussing philosophical matters. Some of the rules are: natural things usually have simple causes, that many natural things will have the same causes, and that hypotheses in theoretical philosophy should be based on things that have already happened. In addition, Newton first introduced his theory of gravity and concludes that gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit. All of his conclusions in this text are based purely in Newton’s mathematical analysis. His ideas could not be proven or tested with the technology he had. Newton even admits in the text that he cannot explain the reason for gravity or motion and therefore, it can only be a hypothesis. This text also started a new ‘Newtonian’ tradition of using mathematical theory in the world of physics. This is still common practice today when we cannot collect today or conduct experiments in new
Newton was born in 1693 into a puritan family in Woolsthorpe, …show more content…
His work was detailed over three books with a total of over 500 pages. At the beginning of each book, there a passage that states that Principia is meant to introduce and new way to conduct scientific inquiry. In the first book, this is followed by Newton’s own definitions of concepts like motion, matter and some different kinds of force. Mostly notably, Newton introduces his famous three Laws of Motion that are still in use today. The work also includes a section with rules for discussing philosophical matters. Some of the rules are: natural things usually have simple causes, that many natural things will have the same causes, and that hypotheses in theoretical philosophy should be based on things that have already happened. In addition, Newton first introduced his theory of gravity and concludes that gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit. All of his conclusions in this text are based purely in Newton’s mathematical analysis. His ideas could not be proven or tested with the technology he had. Newton even admits in the text that he cannot explain the reason for gravity or motion and therefore, it can only be a hypothesis. This text also started a new ‘Newtonian’ tradition of using mathematical theory in the world of physics. This is still common practice today when we cannot collect today or conduct experiments in new