Also, was Newton aware during his lifetime of just how out of the ordinary his thinking power was?
2007-08-17 03:14:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Issac Newton was not given to false modesty. He became an intellectual giant in later years, but in earlier years was accurately accused of scientific fraud by Robert Hooker. It was Thomas Halley who rescued his from an ordinary life by forcing his to prepare his Principia. After that great work, no one dared challenge him again during his lifetime.
2007-08-17 03:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Newton competed with Factio in the descritption of the cause of gravity. However Fatio was his close friend,therefore he did not wish argue . He just refused to give any further explanation as far as the cause of motion and gravitation.
However the Ground work to determine the equation of the Gravity energy between two bodies had been undertaken, way before Newton came up with his formula of Gravity force(weight).
2007-08-17 10:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Newton beleived in Alchemy. He thought he could turn lead into gold. An analysis of hairs from his head has proven that he suffered from mercury poisoning and that he went literally mad and that's not splitting hairs. In his later years he was made Master of the Royal Mint and set the standards for composition and weights of British coinage.
2007-08-17 10:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Science had to wait Einstein to prove this.
At Newton's time, the technical advance could not prove this fact
2007-08-17 10:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by maussy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋