Newton's Thought Experiment |
Who is Newton?
Isaac Newton was an early mathematician that lived from 1643 to 1727 in England. He is most known for his research in physics, natural philosophy, alchemy, theology, mathematics, astronomy, and economics. He is also well-known for his many physics and mathematical laws and formulas including the most famous; Newtonian mechanics, universal gravitation, calculus, Newton's Laws of Motion, optics, binomial series, principia, Newton's Method, and more. The Newton (an SI derived unit of force) was actually named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition for his works and research.
Isaac Newton was an early mathematician that lived from 1643 to 1727 in England. He is most known for his research in physics, natural philosophy, alchemy, theology, mathematics, astronomy, and economics. He is also well-known for his many physics and mathematical laws and formulas including the most famous; Newtonian mechanics, universal gravitation, calculus, Newton's Laws of Motion, optics, binomial series, principia, Newton's Method, and more. The Newton (an SI derived unit of force) was actually named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition for his works and research.
Newton's life-
Isaac Newton was born on January 4th, 1643 in Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of a farmer. Three months prior to Newton's birth, his father had died. Isaac did not spend much time with his mother after she remarried, and so he spent a majority of his childhood with his grandmother (on his mother's side). Newton attended King's School in Grantham, England but his early education was soon interrupted by a failed attempt at becoming a farmer. After that, Isaac enrolled at Cambridge University in 1661. At Cambridge, he studied classical curriculum and soon became interested in different philosophers. Newton returned home when the plague hit and continued his research and notes on physics and calculus. His farm was the supposed spot where his "falling apple" theory came to be. Newton returned to Cambridge in.1667 and continued his studies. From then until his death he continued his work and is known for numerous laws, formulas, and different research. Isaac Newton died on March 31st, 1727 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, England.
Isaac Newton was born on January 4th, 1643 in Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of a farmer. Three months prior to Newton's birth, his father had died. Isaac did not spend much time with his mother after she remarried, and so he spent a majority of his childhood with his grandmother (on his mother's side). Newton attended King's School in Grantham, England but his early education was soon interrupted by a failed attempt at becoming a farmer. After that, Isaac enrolled at Cambridge University in 1661. At Cambridge, he studied classical curriculum and soon became interested in different philosophers. Newton returned home when the plague hit and continued his research and notes on physics and calculus. His farm was the supposed spot where his "falling apple" theory came to be. Newton returned to Cambridge in.1667 and continued his studies. From then until his death he continued his work and is known for numerous laws, formulas, and different research. Isaac Newton died on March 31st, 1727 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, England.
Newton's Thought Experiment-
Isaac Newton conducted many experiments dealing with gravity and the earth. In this experiment, Newton decided to test how the earth's gravitational force would affect a cannonball if it was fired from a high mountain at the North Pole. He tested on different angles and different speeds and saw how it would affect the trajectory. Newton's hypothesis was that if a cannon ball was fired at exactly the right height, angle, and speed, that it would eventually make it's way around the earth without falling back and just keep orbiting the earth. Some other hypotheses were made about the cannon ball if it was not shot at all the right measurements. One idea was that if the ball was shot at a slow speed, it would simply fall back to earth, another was "If the speed is the orbital velocity at that altitude it will go on circling around the Earth along a fixed circular orbit just like the moon." More hypotheses he came up with were "If the speed is higher than the orbital velocity, but not as high as the escape velocity, it will continue go around Earth in an elliptical orbit." and also if the ball was shot at a high speed it would simply leave earth's gravitational pull. Newton's ideas and experiments came to life when the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched on October 4th, 1957. This made a huge impact on future gravitational research because satellites are now used for a variety of things, including most forms of communication, military defense and controls, monitoring environments, and also scientific investigations!
Isaac Newton conducted many experiments dealing with gravity and the earth. In this experiment, Newton decided to test how the earth's gravitational force would affect a cannonball if it was fired from a high mountain at the North Pole. He tested on different angles and different speeds and saw how it would affect the trajectory. Newton's hypothesis was that if a cannon ball was fired at exactly the right height, angle, and speed, that it would eventually make it's way around the earth without falling back and just keep orbiting the earth. Some other hypotheses were made about the cannon ball if it was not shot at all the right measurements. One idea was that if the ball was shot at a slow speed, it would simply fall back to earth, another was "If the speed is the orbital velocity at that altitude it will go on circling around the Earth along a fixed circular orbit just like the moon." More hypotheses he came up with were "If the speed is higher than the orbital velocity, but not as high as the escape velocity, it will continue go around Earth in an elliptical orbit." and also if the ball was shot at a high speed it would simply leave earth's gravitational pull. Newton's ideas and experiments came to life when the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched on October 4th, 1957. This made a huge impact on future gravitational research because satellites are now used for a variety of things, including most forms of communication, military defense and controls, monitoring environments, and also scientific investigations!
Newton's Legacy-
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