What concept did Isaac Newton derive for a projectile to leave Earth's gravity?
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Escape velocity
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What concept did Isaac Newton derive for a projectile to leave Earth's gravity?
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Escape velocity
What value did Isaac Newton calculate for the speed of sound in air?
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298 meters per second
Who preceded Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor at Cambridge?
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Isaac Barrow
What was the subject of Isaac Newton's first scientific paper in 1672?
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Light and colors
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What value did Isaac Newton calculate for the speed of sound in air?
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298 meters per second
Who preceded Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor at Cambridge?
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Isaac Barrow
What was the subject of Isaac Newton's first scientific paper in 1672?
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Light and colors
What did Isaac Newton call his version of calculus?
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Method of fluxions
What theory of light did Isaac Newton advocate?
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Corpuscular theory
What optical aberration did Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope avoid?
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Chromatic aberration
Which of Newton's laws is also known as the law of inertia?
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First law
How long was Isaac Newton's first reflecting telescope?
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6 inches
At which Cambridge college was Isaac Newton a student?
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Trinity College, Cambridge