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Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
 

Isaac Newton

 
 
Isaac Newton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022
1. Isaac Newton Marker
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Sir Isaac Newton 1643-1727

Hij was een Engelse natuurkundige, wiskundige, astronoom, natuurfilosoof, alchemist, officieel muntmeester en theoloog. In de wiskunde ontdekte hij onder meer de differentiaal- en de integraalrekening. Hij beschreef de zwaartekracht en de drie wetten van Newton, waarmee hij de grondlegger van de klassieke mechanica werd.

(English translation:)

Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, official mint master and a theologian. In mathematics he discovered, among other things, differential and integral calculus. He described gravity and his three laws (of motion), from which he is thus considered the founder of classical mechanics.
 
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Scientists (GSEG) series lists.
 
Location. 52° 21.347′ N, 4° 56.152′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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(North Holland). It is in Watergraafsmeer. It is at the intersection of Newtonstraat and Newtonstraat, on the left when traveling east on Newtonstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Newtonstraat 44, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1098 GJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Laplace (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Copernicus (about 120 meters away); Kepler (about 150 meters away); Archimedes (about 210 meters away); Linnaeus (about 210 meters away); Herschel (about 240 meters away); Pythagoras (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Linnaeushof (court) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
 
Also see . . .  Isaac Newton (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician,
Isaac Newton Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022
2. Isaac Newton Marker - Wide View
physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists and among the most influential scientists of all time. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book Philosophić Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.
(Submitted on November 27, 2022.) 
 
Isaac Newton portrait image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sir Godfrey Keller, 1702
3. Isaac Newton portrait
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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