Isaac Newton was one of the leading figures of the ... He published his second major work, Opticks, in 1704. After dedicating time to public affairs, Newton died in London on March 20, 1727 ...

Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe in the parish of Colsterworth ... They are labelled (on the fore-edges) 'Divinity', 'Chronology', 'Opticks' [1704] and 'Philo. Prin. Math' [Philosophiae Naturalis ...