... and philosophers exchanged ideas. In 1705, he was knighted "Sir Isaac Newton" of his great achievements. Later in his life, Newton was involved in politics. He served one term in Parliament and he directed the royal mint until his death in 1727. Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) Galileo Galilei, an ... time of the swing. This experimentation resulted in Galileo's Law of the Pendulum. Galileo became a professor of mathematics at Pisa where he challenged Aristotle's theory that the speed of any object's fall was proportional to it's weight. He called upon his colleagues to witness his demonst...

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