Why were the theories of Isaac Newton considered revolutionary at the time? He argued that mathematics could be used to measure and describe all motion in the universe. He used mathematics to prove Ptolemy's idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe. He used calculus to show that gravity has little affect outside Earth's atmosphere. He used new technology to assemble a telescope that confirmed that planets orbit the sun.

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Reginald Bass

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14 May, 01:04

Why were the theories of Isaac Newton considered revolutionary at the time? He argued that mathematics could be used to measure and describe all motion in the universe. He used mathematics to prove Ptolemy's idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe. He used calculus to show that gravity has little affect outside Earth's atmosphere. He used new technology to assemble a telescope that confirmed that planets orbit the sun.

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Kenny Dalton · Answer 1

He argued that mathematics could be used to measure and describe all motion in the universe.

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Newton developed a mathematical model that explained, measured and described motion. He developed calculus to prove it, but he published it in a more classical mathematical way because calculus was little understood in his time.

Newton's laws of motion and his formulation of gravity were a breakthrough at the time. The mathematical model allowed other scientist and engineers to precisely calculate and predict motion, heat, the orbits of the planets, etc.