Isaac Newton and Natural PhilosophyIsaac Newton is generally regarded as one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of a contemporary scientist. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious, and biblical studies, and in the later part of his life, he played a prominent role in British politics, economics, and the promotion of scientific research. Newton's pivotal work Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, which