Sir Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who is widely recognized as one of the greatest scientists in history. He formulated the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics, and made pioneering contributions to optics, including the invention of the reflecting telescope and the study of the composition of white light with prisms. Newton also developed infinitesimal calculus independently of Leibniz, and served as Master of the Royal Mint and President of the Royal Society.
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Methodical and axiomatic, building arguments from self-evident principles with mathematical proofs and empirical demonstrations.