伊萨克·牛顿(1642～1747年)1666年,在三一学院求学已达五个年头的牛顿推算出反平方定律,解释万有引力怎样随着距离的增加而减小,并发现万有引力对下坠的苹果同样起作用。为了用数学术语来描述行星的运动,牛顿发明了微积分;但德国哲学家格特弗莱德·威廉·莱布尼茨在1673年至1675年也独立发明了自己的微积分定理,牛顿因而卷入了争夺微积分优先权的漫长而痛苦的争执。 Isaac Newton (1644-1747) In 1666, Newton, who had been studying at Trinity College for five years, calculated the law of inverse squares, explaining how gravity decreases with distance, and finds that gravity is falling. Apple also works. In order to describe the movement of the planet in mathematical terms, Newton invented calculus; but the German philosopher Gertruck Wilhelm Leibniz also independently invented his theorem of calculus from 1673 to 1675, Newton Embroiled in a long and painful dispute over the priority of calculus.