1687 ⟶ Newton Publishes Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Math...
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⚗️ Robert Boyle Formulates Boyle's Law
Robert Boyle: Boyle's law of ideal gases.⟶
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United Kingdom🔬 Newton's Discovery of the Spectrum of Light
Sir Isaac Newton: discovers that white light is a mixture of distinct coloured rays (the spectrum).⟶
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United Kingdom➗ Leibniz and Newton Publish Calculus
Calculus independently developed by both Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Sir Isaac Newton and used to formulate classical mechanics.⟶
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GermanyUnited Kingdom🍎 Newton Publishes Principia Mathematica
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United Kingdom🍎 Newton Publishes Principia Mathematica, Formulating Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation
Sir Isaac Newton: classical mathematical description of the fundamental force of universal gravitation and the three physical laws of motion.⟶
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United Kingdom💡 Maxwell Publishes On Physical Lines of Force
James Clerk Maxwell publishes On Physical Lines of Force, formulating the four Maxwell's Equations.⟶
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