... began in the fall of 1663 when he bought an astrology book at a fair in Cambridge and found that he could not understand the mathematics in it. Attempting to read a trigonometry book, he found that he didnt have the knowledge of geometry and decided to read Barrow's edition of Euclid Elements. Newton was elected a scholar on April 28,1664 and received ... Newton had early versions of his three laws of motion. He had also discovered the law giving the force on a body moving in a circular path. However at that time, he did not have a correct understanding of the mechanics of circular moti...

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