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b°b
August 8th, 2007 at
2:03 am
And the fact that he once poked a stick between his eye and his skull as far as he could, just to see what would happen? Or is that common knowledge?
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Gert
August 8th, 2007 at
2:36 am
Thanks for the article, however, “Liebniz” is actually called “Leibniz” (pronounced Laibnitz). Furthermore, to give a bit more context, many scientists of that time were alchemists, Newton wasn’t strange in this regard. If you’re keen to know more about the strange and wonderful personalities behind Newton and many other scientists, I recommend reading “A Short History Of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson.
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Alex
August 8th, 2007 at
3:11 am
Thanks for the correction, Gert! I knew that - just a typo (LOTS of those on Neatorama!)
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b°b
August 8th, 2007 at
4:02 am
@Gert: reading ‘A Short History Of Nearly Everything’ is indeed something I would recommend to everyone. Especially the part abouw Newton and his colleagues. In fact, my comment about the stick behind the eye… comes from that book (and offtopic: how’s life at the other side of the world?).
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Padraig
August 8th, 2007 at
5:02 am
I’m kind of stumped at the mention that Newton supposedly said he “discovered” the laws of gravitation by watching an apple fall from a tree, considering it is mainly believed nowadays that he stumbled upon the idea while watching some alchemical experiments on precipitation.
When did Newton say that? He claims Newton having said that?
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Monster
August 8th, 2007 at
11:37 am
I thought I read that Newton’s prediction of Armageddon was made in order to silence all the other predictors of his day.
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Craig
August 8th, 2007 at
1:17 pm
Newton died a virgin.
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Andrew
August 9th, 2007 at
12:55 am
He also drank mercury
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doug
August 9th, 2007 at
2:14 am
You forgot that Newton actually died of a stroke in 1714, but was resurrected by a potion made from the Philosopher’s Stone.
It has to be true, I read it in a book…
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michangelo
August 9th, 2007 at
2:53 am
And he was GAY!
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bubb
August 9th, 2007 at
3:11 am
And took the blood of virgins to make his daily soup!
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Tubag Bohol
August 9th, 2007 at
3:43 am
Was Newton hated by the Catholic Church? What did the Catholic Church say about Newton?
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melmo
August 9th, 2007 at
3:45 am
Apparently Newton only played with girls when he was a kid. I am not sure where I read this though.
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Powers
August 9th, 2007 at
3:52 am
Newton actually had the idea for DIGG.com too!
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tav
August 9th, 2007 at
4:20 am
well you start by saying that he was the greatest scientist who ever lived then you go on showing that he spent most of his life trying to get philosophers stoned.
he also invented trial and error. -
Padraig
August 9th, 2007 at
4:35 am
@Tubag Bohol: Ties to the Catholic church during Newton’s time were already severed in England. The Catholic church was against Newton’s theories but it didn’t matter, seeing as the English Church supported quite a few of them (and the rest was distributed through befriended “courier” scientists and journalists).
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Fig Newtons
August 9th, 2007 at
5:10 am
The truth about the tree is this. One evening, Newton removed his clothes and tied one end of a rope to a tree, and the other to his penis. He then proceded to run away from the tree at full speed. He never tried that again.
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Dingy
August 9th, 2007 at
6:34 am
It wasn’t and apple falling from a tree. He was taking a dump.
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Roy
August 9th, 2007 at
7:26 am
Gert is right about Newton and alchemy. Alchemy was once as much a part of the discipline of physical science as astrology was once a part of the study of astronomy. Some of history’s greatest cosmological thinkers could also cast a horoscope and provided both services to their patrons.
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Joel
August 9th, 2007 at
7:57 am
Newton didn’t predict that the Jews would return to Israel. That is prophesied in the Bible (in Isaiah if I am correct). He just believed the Bible was accurate, except for the Devil and the Holy Trinity…that he was wrong about but very interesting read…thanks!
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Padraig
August 9th, 2007 at
8:15 am
Not to mention medicine. Without an alchemist’s medical revision, we might still be eating lead soup to heal a cold. Just in case anyone is wondering: the alchemist’s name was Paracelsus.
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Jamie
August 9th, 2007 at
8:17 am
Isaac Newton was also Chuck Norris’ great-grandfather.
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BuÄŸra
August 9th, 2007 at
10:34 am
It’s strange that Newton predicted an armageddon date which is close to a date that is claimed to happen a meteor crash.
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Alex Freeman
August 9th, 2007 at
10:57 am
Some of the comments above are demonstrative of why it would be a good idea to cite sources other than Wikipedia. Especially since several of these things about Newton are fairly well-known, and should be relatively easy to research.
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mike
August 9th, 2007 at
10:59 am
Anyone that is learned in the Bible will not believe in the trinity. It wasn’t until the council of nicea in around 325 that it was made cannon and was never mentioned in the Bible. True Christians consider it blasphemous.
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leke
August 9th, 2007 at
11:56 am
Newton would have been a member of Jackass
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subcorpus
August 9th, 2007 at
5:46 pm
i didnt know most of the facts here …
thanks for sharing … -
pokemaul2k4
August 9th, 2007 at
8:55 pm
Another fun fact was that Newton went insane and died cause he didn’t get laid until he was thirty! True fact, look it up!
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Tiffany
August 9th, 2007 at
9:51 pm
Mike, what do you mean true Christians don’t believe in the trinity? The Bible doesn’t mention the word ‘trinity’ specifically, consider Matthew 28:19: “therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” and 2Corinthians 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” Together, the three mentioned in these verses form the holy trinity.
‘True Christians consider it blasphemous’ is an extreme–and false–blanket statement. Far from considering the trinity blasphemous, a great many Christian denominations–such as baptists–have the idea at the heart of their core beliefs.
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Keith
August 9th, 2007 at
10:37 pm
A human life is always full of complexity. And no doubt Newton is also considered to be a human being, and I am sure there are more secrets which are yet to be documented.
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Pziko
August 11th, 2007 at
1:22 pm
Don’t forget his major invention: the cat-flap.
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Unagriot
August 25th, 2007 at
12:17 pm
Check out this piece called It was Newton’s Head that rushed up to meet the apple.
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onur
September 10th, 2007 at
7:06 am
amazing sciencist
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Deb
September 13th, 2007 at
12:33 pm
Does anyone know what he died of? Was it just old age?
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conner
November 1st, 2007 at
6:27 pm
you guys dont know diddly squat about newton
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Abhilash Kolekar
December 2nd, 2007 at
7:09 am
Well…wat about the book ‘the Da Vinci Code…………….it says he was the GRANDMASTER of the group PRIORI OF SION??? Is it TRUE!!!!????
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Nivi
December 18th, 2007 at
2:38 am
Was he really the Grand Master of the Priory de Sion?
Did it really exist? And one book says he was a homosexual… Is that true? -
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