English B2 Isaac Newton The Force of Genius
Complete the text with the words given: gravity telescope orbit motion mathematician president warden member Isaac Newton, a(n) 1) , physicist and astronomer, was a scientific genius. He was born in England in 1643 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His famous work, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, describes Newtons three laws of 2) and the law of 3) . Using this latter law, he explained how planets stayed in 4) in space. Newton also built the first reflecting 5) . His other achievements include becoming a(n) 6) of Parliament, the 7) of the Royal Mint and 8) of the Royal Society. He was knighted for his services, becoming Sir Isaac Newton, and died at the age of 84 in 1727.
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