Historedia
Person

Isaac Newton

Events
5
Episodes
6
Years
1664–1793

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Isaac Newton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Newton's Early Researches in Optics and Calculus

    1664–1667

    Role: Researcher and Mathematician

    1. 1664–1666 · UnknownCalculus Development

      Newton developed calculus from 1664 to 1666, unifying differentiation and integration.

    2. April–October 1667 · University of CambridgeReturn to Cambridge

      Newton returned to Cambridge in April 1667 and was elected a fellow in October.

  2. Knighthood of Isaac Newton

    1705

    Role: Recipient of knighthood

    1. April 1705 · Trinity College, CambridgeKnighting at Trinity College

      Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton during a visit to Trinity College, Cambridge in April 1705.

  3. Posthumous publication of Newton's Method of Fluxions

    1736

    Role: Author

    1. 1736 · UnspecifiedPosthumous Publication

      Newton's Method of Fluxions was formally published in 1736, following his death in 1727.

  4. Thomas Bayes publishes defense of logical foundations

    1736

    Role: Developer of calculus

    1. 1736 · UnspecifiedPublication of Anonymous Defense

      Bayes anonymously published a defense of Newton's calculus in 1736, countering Berkeley's philosophical objections to the logical foundations of fluxions.

  5. Goethe publishes Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours)

    1793

    Role: Predecessor in optics

    1. 1793 · unspecified in sourcesDevelopment of Arguments Against Newton

      Goethe formulated arguments against Newton's optics by 1793, building on Castel's earlier criticisms.

Sources

  1. Isaac Newton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  2. Method of Fluxions Wikipedia, revision of 2025-04-21
  3. Thomas Bayes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
  4. Theory of Colours Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06