Isaac Newton (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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In which years did Isaac Newton live?
In which years did Isaac Newton live?
1642-1727
What did Newton establish as the fundamental language of science?
What did Newton establish as the fundamental language of science?
Mathematics
Which mathematical innovation did Newton develop?
Which mathematical innovation did Newton develop?
Integral and differential calculus
What observation in 1666 led Newton to discover universal gravitation?
What observation in 1666 led Newton to discover universal gravitation?
An apple falling from a tree
In which year did Newton publish 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica'?
In which year did Newton publish 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica'?
1687
How did Newton view the Bible?
How did Newton view the Bible?
As the literal word of God
How did Newton view scientific study?
How did Newton view scientific study?
As a religious duty
How did Newton envision the universe?
How did Newton envision the universe?
As a great machine or clockwork
What did the clockwork universe model suggest about design?
What did the clockwork universe model suggest about design?
Universe required a creator
What ongoing role did Newton believe God played?
What ongoing role did Newton believe God played?
Divine repairer maintaining universe
What unintended consequence worried Newton about his mechanical universe concept?
What unintended consequence worried Newton about his mechanical universe concept?
It might lead to deism and atheism
What religious need did Newton's universal gravitation theory satisfy?
What religious need did Newton's universal gravitation theory satisfy?
Need for cosmic order and stability