Isaac Newton was born (according to the Julian calendar in use in England at the time) on Christmas Day, 25 December 1642 (NS 4 January 1643 [a]) at Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by …

Dec 23, 2025 · Isaac Newton (born December 25, 1642 [January 4, 1643, New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England—died March 20 [March 31], 1727, London) was an English physicist and …

Back to Article List Dec. 25, 1642: The birth of Isaac Newton Today in the history of astronomy, a complicated genius is born.

Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, at Woolsthorpe, a village in southwestern Lincolnshire, England. His father died two months before he was born. When he was three years old, his mother …

Jul 31, 2025 · In 1669, Isaac Barrow, the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, recognized Newton’s talent and resigned the post in Newton’s favor. At only 27 years old, Newton became one …

Isaac Newton was the greatest English mathematician of his generation. He laid the foundation for differential and integral calculus. His work on optics and gravitation make him one of the greatest …

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 20 March 1727 by the Julian calendar in use in England at the time; or 4 January 1643 31 March 1727 by the Gregorian calendar) was an English physicist, …

Mar 10, 2015 · Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The son of a farmer who died three months before he was born, Newton spent most of his early years …

Isaac Newton was born 25 December 1642 Old Style (4 January 1643 on the Gregorian calendar, which is now used) [2] at Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the county of …

Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1643, on a farm in the province of Lincolnshire in the East of England. He studied mathematics and physics in Cambridge. At the age of only...