... Newton to study original mathematical work. In 1665, the Great Plague swept through London and college was dismissed. Newton returned home to the farm. There, he conducted many experiments in physics and chemistry and continued his mathematical speculations. When Trinity College re-opened in 1667, Newton was elected to the Royal Society. In 1670, a few months before he turned twenty-seven ... age of eighty-five and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He lived a pleasant life, full of accomplishments, and he is said to be "one of the greatest men in the history human thought." ...

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