Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27 ) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a Se mere

Religious views
Although born into an Anglican family, by his thirties Newton held a Christian faith that, had it been … Se mere

Fame
The mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange said that Newton was the greatest genius who ever lived, and once added that Newton … Se mere

Calculus
Newton's work has been said "to distinctly advance every branch of mathematics then studied". His … Se mere

Royal Mint
In the 1690s, Newton wrote a number of religious tracts dealing with the literal and symbolic interpretation of the Bible. A manuscript Newton … Se mere

Although it was claimed that he was once engaged, Newton never married. The French writer and philosopher Voltaire, who was in London at the time of Newton's funeral, said that he "was never sensible to any passion, was not subject to the common frailties of … Se mere

Of an estimated ten million words of writing in Newton's papers, about one million deal with alchemy. Many of Newton's writings on alchemy are copies of other manuscripts, … Se mere