SECTION EUROPÉENNE
Épreuve spécifique de sciences physiques en anglais
ISAAC NEWTON
DOCUMENT
Isaac NEWTON (1643-1727)
Isaac Newton was the greatest English mathematician of his generation. He laid the
foundation for differential and integral calculus. His works on optics and gravitation make
him one of the greatest scientists the world has known.
QUESTIONS
You have to make a review of what you know about a famous scientist: Isaac Newton. You can
use the questions below to organize your talk, but feel free to use them in any order you like.
 Describe the picture and show Newton’s contribution to science.
 Explain his theory about light and colour (experiment with a prism).
 State his three laws of motion.
 What other law did he need to explain the motion of the planets?
 Have you heard about the story of Newton’s apple?
 In his theory, Newton thought that light was made of particles. What do you know about
the nature of light?
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