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1. when and where was isaac newton born?
2. list three of newton’s most famous discoveries or inventions.
3. what are the names of newton’s three laws of motion?
4. what book did newton write that made him famous?

Explanation:

Question 1: When and where was Isaac Newton born?

Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 (according to the Gregorian calendar; the date was December 25, 1642, in the Julian calendar) in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.

1. Laws of Motion: Newton's three laws of motion form the basis of classical mechanics, describing the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces.
2. Universal Gravitation: He proposed the law of universal gravitation, stating that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
3. Reflecting Telescope (Newtonian Telescope): He invented the reflecting telescope, which uses a mirror to gather and focus light, reducing chromatic aberration compared to refracting telescopes of the time.

1. First Law (Law of Inertia): An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by a net external force.
2. Second Law (F = ma): The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass, mathematically expressed as $F = ma$ (where $F$ is force, $m$ is mass, and $a$ is acceleration).
3. Third Law (Action - Reaction): For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Answer:

Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 (Julian: December 25, 1642) in Woolsthorpe - by - Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England.

Question 2: List three of Newton’s most famous discoveries or inventions.