Sir Isaac Newton PRS was born in December 1642. Known as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists in history and among the most influential scientists, he was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica established classical mechanics and played an essential role in the Enlightenment. Furthermore, Newton was responsible for developing infinitesimal calculus along with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
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