d Optics. In this book Newton talked about how he observed that white light could be separated by a prism into a spectrum of different colors. Each of the colors would have a different refractivity. He performed many experiments at Cambridge. In one of his experiments he found out that the image that a prism produced was not circular like current theories of light required, but was oval-shaped. In this experiment, he observed a half-red, half-blue string through a prism and saw the ends were disjointed. He observed Newton’s rings, which was actually a materialization of the wave nature of light. Newton did not believe in the materialization of the wave nature of light. He believed that light has to move faster in medium when it is refracted. Newton’s discoveries about light were a major contribution to the science field (Weinstein 2). Newton spent most of his later portion of his life devoted to alchemical researches and trying to date events in the Bible. He was appointed Warden of the British Mint in 1695 and was knighted by Queen Anne (Weinstein 3). He died in 1727 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He is the first scientist with this honor. After his death, it was discovered that he had extremely large amounts of mercury in his body. Many say this could be a result of his alchemical pursuits (Weinstein 3). He is considered to be one of the most influential scientists who ever lived. His accomplishments in mathematics, optics, and physics laid the fundamentals for modern science and changed the world. Works CitedChew, Robin. “Isaac Newton.” http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95dec/newton.html December 1995.O’Connor JJ & Robertson, E F. “Isaac Newton.” http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Newton.html January 2000.Weinstein, Eric W. “Newton, Isaac.” http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/Newton.html February 21, 2000....
