Member of Parliament
Elected again as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge.
Role range: 1701-1702
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Isaac Newton Biography and Timeline
Follow Isaac Newton through 9 dated historical records for England.
Isaac Newton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1701–1703Years on this page
1701
Cambridge Election
Newton is returned to Parliament for Cambridge University.
Role range: 1701-1702
Newton Publishes Heat Scale
Isaac Newton anonymously published Scala graduum caloris in the Royal Society Philosophical Transactions in 1701, setting out temperature measurements based on a liquid thermometer and reference points for heat.
1703
Anniversary Meeting
Newton assumes the chair at the Society's anniversary election.
Role range: 1703-1727
Royal Society Presidency
Newton is elected President of the Royal Society.
Role range: 1703-1727
Royal Society Presidency
Begins his long presidency of the Royal Society.
Role range: 1703-1727
Royal Society
Elected President of the Royal Society, an office he holds until death.
Role range: 1703-1727
Royal Society Administration
Newton begins supervising the Society's meetings and institutional affairs.
Role range: 1703-1727
Scientific Leadership
Newton begins more than two decades of leadership at the Royal Society.
Role range: 1703-1727
Records, sources and methodology
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