Physicist, mathematician and inventor. Laid the foundation of classical mechanics, which formed the basis of physical science until Einstein. Formulated universal laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Demonstrated how these laws explained both the motion of planets and comets and objects on Earth. Invented a form of the calculus. Invented the first practical reflecting telescope. Proposed that Earth was an oblate spheroid. Calculated the speed of sound.
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1685
2 Jun 1685: Plymouth Colony Splits Into 3 Counties
Plymouth Colony splits into three separate counties:
- Plymouth
- Barnstable
- Bristol
In 1691 they join the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Click on the image, which shows the year the cities were formed in the Colony through 1686.
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1679 - 1697 (18 years)
