What criminal did Isaac Newton help prosecute as Warden of the Mint?
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William Chaloner
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What criminal did Isaac Newton help prosecute as Warden of the Mint?
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William Chaloner
What is the full Latin title of Isaac Newton's magnum opus?
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
During which two-year period did Isaac Newton develop calculus?
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1665–1666
In what year did Isaac Newton publish his law of universal gravitation?
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1687
What phenomenon did Newton observe when pressing a lens against glass?
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Newton's rings
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What is the full Latin title of Isaac Newton's magnum opus?
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
During which two-year period did Isaac Newton develop calculus?
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1665–1666
What phenomenon did Newton observe when pressing a lens against glass?
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Newton's rings
What theological doctrine did Isaac Newton reject?
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Trinity
Who persuaded Isaac Newton to publish his Principia?
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Edmond Halley
In which town was Isaac Newton's grammar school located?
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Grantham
What Latin term did Newton use for the force of inertia?
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Vis inertiae
What was the title of Newton's work on biblical chronology?
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The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
What was the name of Newton's birthplace farm?
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Woolsthorpe Manor