Isaac Newton Birthday: Isaac Newton was born on 4 January 1643. Many people know about the story of the falling apple and the law of motion associated with Newton, but he also made the world aware of many other things. Newton was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer as well as a great scientist. Newton is known for his laws of gravity and motion, but many of his discoveries and inventions brought about a radical change in the world. So let's know the interesting things related to Newton's life and discovery. 

Interesting facts about Newton's birthday

An interesting fact about Newton is that he had two birthdays. Actually, the difference of ten days in his birth dates was due to the calendars prevalent in his time. Apart from January 4, Newton's birthday also falls on December 25. The interesting thing is that Newton also celebrated his birthday on December 25 in England, whereas outside England his birthday was on January 4.

This is the official date of birth 

Newton was born in the Manor House of Woolsthorpe in England. At that time, England used a different Julian calendar than Europe, according to which Newton was born on 25 December 1642. At the same time, Europe had adopted the Gregorian calendar which is used today. According to this, Newton was born on 4 January 1643. This date was later officially considered his date of birth.

A new era in science has begun

Although the concept of gravity existed even before Newton's theory, Newton's theories created a stir in the world by giving universality to gravity. Even bigger than this was the fundamental change in the entire science. That is why it is believed that Newton started a new era in science.

Newton was a man of many talents

Newton gave a new branch to mathematics by inventing calculus. Apart from this, Newton was the first person to make a reflecting telescope. He was the first to show the spectrum of colours to white light through a prism, which is the foundation of modern astronomy. Few people know that Newton had a deep interest in chemistry and he found alchemy even more interesting. He left many articles on chemistry and also did many experiments on alchemy. Newton was also a great writer.

The mystery of Newton's death

According to the new calendar, Newton died on 31 March 1727, which is considered to be the date of 20 March 1727 according to the old calendar. It is said that he died in his sleep and after his death a lot of mercury was found in his body. Since mercury is said to have a deep connection with alchemy, attempts were made to link his death to alchemy as well. Newton also struggled with mental health in his last years, he became a victim of depression and stopped meeting people. Newton's funeral was held with full state honors.