Sir Isaac Newton Godfrey Kneller 's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (age 46) Born 25 December 1642 [ NS : 4 January 1643] [1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire , England Died 20 March 1727 (aged 84) [ NS : 31 March 1727] [1] Kensington , Middlesex , England Residence England Nationality English Fields Physics , mathematics , astronomy , natural philosophy , alchemy , Christian theology Institutions University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge Academic advisors Isaac Barrow [2] Benjamin Pulleyn [3] [4] Notable students Roger Cotes William Whiston Known for Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Infinitesimal calculus Optics Binomial series Newton's method Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica Influences Henry More [5] Polish Brethren [6] Influenced Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill Signature Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 [ NS ...
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