There are many famous sayings in Daodejing. One of them is, “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. "Isaac Newton(1643 -1727) was an English scientist. He discovered the law of gravity(重力).In 1687, Newton wrote one of the most important books in the history of...
was in 1631 created a baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles I, and on the death of his elder brother he succeeded to the estate of Dowart. In the civil wars the Macleans took arm under Montrose, and fought valiantly for the royal cause. At the battle of Inverlochy, 2d February 1645, Sir...
His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal ...
Andrew is their second born and Mrs Wakefield told me that he had been Head Boy at Kind Edwards School in Bath, and Rugby Captain too. He was one of those children that just got on with things and never gave his parents any cause for concern. To the contrary, they were always tremendo...
(Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus. In Principia, Newton formulated the laws...
H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) was an American intellectual force active in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Baltimore, where he would spend his whole life, he was the son of German immigrants. His father was a conservative, a self-made man, a cigar factory owner, whom Mencken ...
for occupation by the Muscovites. Poland recognized Moscow's suzerainty over Kiev and the lands east of the Dnipro, and the Ukrainian hetmanate was gradually subjugated by Moscow. Despite this, the hetmanate reached its pinnacle under Ivan Mazepa (1687–1709). Literature, art, architecture in...
His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first published in 1687, laid the foundations for most of classical mechanics. Newton's Principia formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation that dominated scientists' view of the ...
His Three Laws of Motion, described in "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (1687), dominated the scientific worldview for over a century. He developed the first successful reflecting telescope. In addition, he served two terms in Parliament and was master of the Royal Mint for over...
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