Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton Birthday: Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643. Many people know about the story of the apple falling and the laws of motion related to Newton, but he also made the world aware of many other things. Newton was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer as well as a great scientist. Newton is known for his laws of gravity and motion, but many of his discoveries and inventions brought radical changes in the world. So let us know interesting things related to Newton’s life and discoveries.
Interesting facts about Newton’s birthday
An interesting fact about Newton is that he had two birthdays. Actually, the difference of ten days in their birth dates was due to the calendars prevalent in their times. Apart from January 4, Newton’s birthday also falls on December 25. The interesting thing is that Newton also celebrated his birthday on 25th December in England whereas outside England his birthday was on 4th January.
This is the official date of birthday
Newton was born at the Manor House of Woolsthorpe in England. At that time, the Julian calendar was used in England, which was different from Europe, according to which Newton was born on 25 December 1642. At the same time, the Gregorian calendar was adopted in Europe which is used today. According to this, Newton was born on 4 January 1643. This date was later officially considered as his birth date.
New era begins in science
Although the concept of gravity existed even before Newton’s theory, Newton’s theories created a stir across the world by giving universality to gravity. What was even bigger was the fundamental change in the entire science. That is why it is believed that Newton started a new era in science.
Newton was rich in versatile talent
Newton gave a new branch to mathematics by inventing calculus. Apart from this, Newton was the first person to make a reflecting telescope. He was the first to show the spectrum of colors of white light through a prism, which is the foundation of modern astronomy. Few people know that Newton had a keen interest in chemistry and even more so he found alchemy interesting. He left many writings on chemistry and also conducted many experiments on alchemy. Newton was also a great writer.
Mystery of Newton’s death
Newton died on 31 March 1727 according to the new calendar, which is considered to be 20 March 1727 according to the old calendar. It is said that he died while sleeping and after his death a lot of mercury was found in his body. Since mercury is said to be closely related to alchemy, attempts were made to link his death with alchemy also. Newton was also seen struggling with mental health in his last years, he became a victim of depression and stopped meeting people. Newton’s funeral was held with full state honours.
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