Which Chancellor of the Exchequer helped Newton obtain the Warden of the Mint post?
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Charles Montagu
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Which Chancellor of the Exchequer helped Newton obtain the Warden of the Mint post?
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Charles Montagu
Who succeeded Isaac Newton as Master of the Mint after Newton died?
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John Conduitt
What Royal Mint post did Newton take in 1699 after Thomas Neale died?
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Master of the Mint
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Which half-niece of Newton married John Conduitt?
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Catherine Barton
Who succeeded Isaac Newton as Master of the Mint after Newton died?
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Which Cambridge degree did Newton receive in 1665?
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Bachelor of Arts
What Royal Mint post did Newton take in 1699 after Thomas Neale died?
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Master of the Mint
What type of plague closed Cambridge in 1665, sending Newton back to Woolsthorpe?
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Bubonic plague
Which painter made the 1689 Portrait of Isaac Newton?
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Godfrey Kneller
During which king's reign did Newton become Warden of the Mint in 1696?
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King William III
What was the given name of Isaac Newton's father?
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Isaac
In which London area did Isaac Newton die?
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Kensington
In which English county was Isaac Newton born?
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Lincolnshire