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O objetivo desta geocache é prestar tributo a uma das maiores mentes da história da humanidade!

The purpose of this geocache is paying tribute to one of the greatest minds in human history!

Der Zweck dieser Geocache ehrt einen der größten Geister in der Geschichte der Menschheit!


Isaac Newton nasceu em Woolsthorpe, Inglaterra, a 25 de dezembro de 1642. Ele foi para a escola de gramática de Grantham, mas ele estava mais interessado em fazer modelos mecânicos do que em estudar e era considerado um estudante pobre. Seus hobbies em criança levou-o a um pequeno moinho de vento que podia moer o milho e o trigo, um relógio de água e um relógio de sol. Newton deixou a escola quando tinha 14 anos porque sua mãe viúva precisava dele para a ajudar com a sua fazenda. Ele não era muito bom ajudando sua mãe, queria sim voltar a ser um aluno e ele acabou sendo enviado de volta para a escola. 

Newton entrou para o Trinity College, Universidade de Cambridge em 1661. Mais uma vez ele era um estudante medíocre. Ele deixou a escola em 1665, sem distinção, mas retornou em 1667 como bolseiro. Em 1669 tornou-se professor de matemática e deu palestras sobre geometria, astronomia, ótica e matemática. Mais tarde, saiu e passou a trabalhar para o governo e foi eleito membro da Royal Society em 1672. 
Newton afirmou que começou a pensar na teoria da gravidade, enquanto estava bebendo chá numa tarde e viu uma maçã cair de uma árvore. Isso o fez perceber que a mesma força que fez a maçã cair é a que mantém a Lua em sua órbita. Ele extrapolou a partir desta teoria que a gravidade faz com que cada par de corpos no universo são atraídos um ao outro. Ele também aprendeu que a força da gravidade depende da quantidade de matéria nos corpos a serem atraídos e da distância entre os mesmos. 

Em 1684, Edmund Halley, o astrônomo Inglês, exortou Newton a publicar suas descobertas sobre a gravidade. Em 1687 descobertas de Newton foram publicados em Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Ainda hoje este livro é considerado um dos grandes livros científicos de todos os tempos. 

Em 1704, Newton publicou Opticks. Neste livro, ele explicou por que corpos parecem ser coloridos. Isto serviu de base para análise de espectro, que permite aos cientistas determinarem a temperatura, composição química e velocidade de corpos como estrelas distantes. Newton descobriu também que a luz solar é uma mistura de luz de todas as cores, ao passar a luz solar através de um prisma. 

Curiosamente, Newton não gastou muito tempo estudando matemática, física ou astronomia. Ele era fascinado pela alquimia e pela teologia, e era tão sensível às críticas, que teve de ser instado por seus amigos a publicar o seu trabalho. No entanto, Albert Einstein afirmou que ele não poderia ter feito o que fez sem descobertas de Newton.

Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England on December 25th, 1642. He went to Grantham grammar school, but he was more interested in making mechanical models than he was in studying and was considered a poor student. His boyish hobbies led to a small windmill that could grind corn and wheat, a water clock and a sundial. Newton left school when he was 14 because his widowed mother needed him to help with their farm. He was no better at this than he was at being a schoolboy and he was eventually sent back to school.

Newton entered Trinity College at Cambridge University in 1661. Here again he was a mediocre student. He left school in 1665 without distinction, but returned in 1667 as a fellow. In 1669 he became professor of mathematics and gave lectures on geometry, astronomy, optics and mathematics. He later quit and went to work for the government and was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1672.
Newton claimed that he began to think about a theory of gravity while he was drinking tea one afternoon and saw an apple fall from a tree. This made him realize that the same force that made the apple fall is what keeps the moon in its orbit. He extrapolated from this to realize that gravity makes every pair of bodies in the universe attracted each other. He also learned that the strength of gravity depends on the amount of matter in the bodies being attracted and the distance between the bodies.

Newton also showed why the apple might fall straight to earth while the moon moved in a circle around the earth. He showed that the moon was falling constantly toward the earth and if it moved in a straight line, it would fly out of its orbit.

In 1684, Edmund Halley, the English astronomer, urged Newton to publish his findings on gravity. In 1687 Newton’s discoveries were published in Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Even today this book is considered one of the great scientific books of all time.

In 1704, Newton published Optiks. In this book, he explained why bodies appear to be colored. This laid the foundation for spectrum analysis, which allows scientists to determine the temperature, chemical composition and speed of bodies like distant stars. Newton also discovered that sunlight is a mix of light of all colors while passing sunlight through a prism.

Interestingly, Newton did not spend too much time studying math, physics or astronomy. He was fascinated by alchemy and theology, and was so sensitive to criticism that he had to be urged by his friends to even publish his work. Yet, Albert Einstein claimed that he could not have done what he did without Newton’s discoveries.

Isaac Newton wurde in Woolsthorpe, England am 25. Dezember 1642 ging er nach Grantham Gymnasium geboren, aber er war mehr daran interessiert, mechanische Modelle, als er bei der Untersuchung war und galt als ein armer Student. Sein jungenhaftes Hobby führte zu einer kleinen Windmühle, die Mais und Weizen, eine Wasseruhr und eine Sonnenuhr schleifen könnte. Newton verließ die Schule, als er 14 war, weil seine verwitwete Mutter brauchte ihn, um mit ihren Bauernhof zu helfen. Er wurde bei dieser nicht besser als er war ein Schuljunge und er wurde schließlich wieder in die Schule geschickt. 

Newton eingegeben Trinity College an der Universität Cambridge im Jahre 1661 ein mittelmäßiger Schüler hier war er. Er verließ die Schule im Jahr 1665 ohne Unterschied, kehrte aber 1667 als Fellow. Im Jahre 1669 wurde er Professor für Mathematik und hielt Vorträge über Geometrie, Astronomie, Optik und Mathematik. Er später zu verlassen und ging für die Regierung arbeiten und wurde im Jahre 1672 zum Fellow der Royal Society gemacht. 
Newton behauptete, dass er begann, über eine Theorie der Schwerkraft zu denken, während er an einem Nachmittag Tee trinken und sah einen Apfel vom Baum fallen. Dies machte ihm bewusst, dass die gleiche Kraft, die der Apfel Herbst gemacht ist, was hält den Mond in seiner Umlaufbahn. Er extrapoliert daraus zu erkennen, dass die Schwerkraft macht jedes Paar von Körpern im Universum gegenseitig angezogen. Er auch gelernt, dass die Kraft der Schwerkraft hängt von der Menge der Substanz in den Körper angezogen, und der Abstand zwischen den Körpern. 

Newton zeigte auch, warum der Apfel vielleicht gerade auf die Erde fallen, während der Mond bewegt in einem Kreis um die Erde. Er zeigte, dass der Mond ständig auf die Erde fallen, und wenn es bewegte sich in einer geraden Linie, wäre es aus seiner Umlaufbahn fliegen. 

Im Jahre 1684, Edmund Halley, der englische Astronom, forderte Newton, seine Erkenntnisse über die Schwerkraft zu veröffentlichen. Im Jahre 1687 wurden Newtons Philosophiae Naturalis Entdeckungen in der Principia Mathematica veröffentlicht. Auch heute noch ist dieses Buch als eine der großen wissenschaftlichen Bücher aller Zeiten.

Im Jahre 1704 veröffentlichte Newton Optiks. In diesem Buch erklärt er, warum Körper erscheinen gefärbt werden. Dies legte den Grundstein für die Spektrumanalyse , die Wissenschaftler, die Temperatur, chemische Zusammensetzung und Geschwindigkeit der Körper wie ferne Sterne bestimmen können. Newton entdeckte auch, dass Sonnenlicht ist eine Mischung aus Licht in allen Farben, während er Sonnenlicht durch ein Prisma. 

Interessant ist, dass Newton nicht zu viel Zeit mit dem Studium Mathematik, Physik oder Astronomie. Er wurde von der Alchemie und Theologie fasziniert und war so empfindlich auf Kritik, dass er sich von seinen Freunden dazu gedrängt werden, selbst seine Arbeit zu veröffentlichen. Noch, behauptete Albert Einstein, dass er nicht hätte tun können, was er ohne Newtons Entdeckungen gemacht haben.

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