11th November
Member of Parliament
Elected again as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge.
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Isaac Newton biography timeline
Explore a static chronology of 8 World History Database records for Isaac Newton. The page is generated from the same biography records used by the searchable database, making important life events directly crawlable and readable.
8 records
1701–1703 record span
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1 country
Life and historical importance
Isaac Newton: life, career and historical significance
English mathematician and natural philosopher whose laws of motion and universal gravitation unified terrestrial and celestial mechanics. His work in optics and calculus also helped establish the mathematical foundations of modern physical science.
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Isaac Newton: dated events and historical records
Records are ordered by year, month and day where dates are available. The wording below comes from the World History Database biography collection.
1701
November
Cambridge Election
Newton is returned to Parliament for Cambridge University.
1703
30th November
Anniversary Meeting
Newton assumes the chair at the Society's anniversary election.
30th November
Royal Society
Elected President of the Royal Society, an office he holds until death.
30th November
Royal Society Presidency
Newton is elected President of the Royal Society.
30th November
Royal Society Presidency
Begins his long presidency of the Royal Society.
December
Royal Society Administration
Newton begins supervising the Society's meetings and institutional affairs.
1703
Scientific Leadership
Newton begins more than two decades of leadership at the Royal Society.
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