ISAAC NEWTON

What is the name of the book published by Isaac Newton in 1687, which is considered to be among the most influential books in the history of science?

• The Great Plague

• The Principia

• The Principles of Natural Philosophy

• The Theory of Gravity

What is the name of the revolutionary new approach to mathematics pioneered by Isaac Newton?

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Calculus

• Statistics

What is the process of calculating the slope or derivative of a curve or function called?

• Addition

• Integration

• Multiplication

• Differentiation

What is the integral of a curve used to calculate?

• The area under the curve

• The y-intercept of the curve

• The slope of the curve

• The length of the curve

What did Isaac Newton develop for finding successively better approximations to the zeroes or roots of a function?

• Newton's Law of Motion

• Newton's Cradle

• Newton's Method

• Newton's Pendulum

In which year was Isaac Newton made President of the Royal Society?

• 1687

• 1703

• 1699

• 1705

What position did Isaac Newton hold at the Royal Mint until his death in 1727?

• Master of the Royal Mint

• President of the Royal Society

• Chief Alchemist

• Member of Parliament

What did Isaac Newton become in 1705, making him the first scientist ever to be knighted?

• Chief Alchemist

• Member of Parliament

• Master of the Royal Mint

• President of the Royal Society

What did Isaac Newton write a number of religious tracts about?

• The Precession of the Earth's Axis

• The Theory of Gravity

• The Literal Interpretation of the Bible

• The Motion of the Moon

What possibly explained Isaac Newton's eccentricity in later life and his eventual death?

• Iron poisoning from his philosophical studies

• Copper poisoning from the Royal Mint

• Lead poisoning from scientific experiments

• Mercury poisoning from alchemical pursuits