CCHS17q Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science

Who is known for mathematically perfecting the astronomical system of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo?

• René Descartes

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

What mathematical system did Isaac Newton first dream up before graduating from Trinity College?

• Algebra

• Calculus

• Trigonometry

• Geometry

What was the name of the book where Newton introduced his laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• De Arte Combinatoria

• Micrographia

• Principia

• Opticks

Which scientific society was Isaac Newton a president of?

• The American Philosophical Society

• The Royal Society of London

• The National Academy of Sciences

• The Academy of Sciences in Paris

What was the main focus of Newton's book 'Opticks'?

• The theory of relativity

• The nature of light and colors

• The laws of motion

• The structure of the atom

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Who was accused of having glimpsed Newton’s unpublished notes on calculus?

• Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

• Edmund Halley

• René Descartes

• Robert Hooke

What did Newton believe about the Holy Trinity?

• It was nonsense

• It was a fundamental truth

• It was a mathematical concept

• It was a scientific principle

What did Newton's 'crucial experiment' demonstrate about light?

• Light is a wave

• Light is a particle

• Light is a form of energy

• Light is composed of rays of different colors

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What was the primary evidence in the priority dispute over the invention of calculus?

• Leibniz's visit to London

• Newton's publication of Principia

• Leibniz's use of integral calculus

• Newton's membership in the Royal Society

What did Newton's queries in 'Opticks' influence?

• Science for centuries

• The understanding of gravity

• The development of calculus

• The invention of the telescope