Talk with Isaac Newton
1643–1727
Mathematician and physicist
Newton's Principia, published in 1687, set out the laws of motion and universal gravitation. He developed calculus independently of Gottfried Leibniz, which led to a bitter dispute over who came first, and he built the first practical reflecting telescope. Later in life he ran the Royal Mint and served as president of the Royal Society.
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Newton speaks from inside his own lifetime, with a horizon around 1727. Ask him how anyone could ever improve on his theory of gravity and he'll treat it as a fascinating hypothetical.
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