NATS 1730 Lecture Notes - Boyle Lectures, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
9 May 2013
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Newton monsters were irregularities of nature (god was a monster) God structured the universe in a perfect. Crucial experiment crux (central point of an argument) Newton was really interested in alchemy, didn"t believe in the trinity, worked at the mint, The prime of his invention the spectrum, and calculus. 1670"s to 1680"s tried to avoid being a priest by meeting with people. Newton"s family made 700 lbs. a year. Was able to send him to school. Went to trinity college at cambridge in 1661. When the plague broke out, newton went home. Most of the important experiments began here. Haven for work but also a problem to live at cambridge. Most of the time he was locked in his study and focussed on his research. Charles montague helped him find a job at the mint (that was his patron) Insensitive of criticism and did not like to share his results. 1684 delivered lectures about planetary motion, encourage by.
