What Were the Contributions of Isaac Newton to a New

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Essay

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Binomial

Pertaining to a probability distribution or experiment where each trial has two possible outcomes.

Probability of Success

The likelihood or chance of an event happening that is considered a favorable outcome.

Normal Curve

A symmetric bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data; most values remain near the mean and the frequencies decrease further from the mean.

Binomial Probability

The probability of obtaining a fixed number of successes in a set number of trials in an experiment with two possible outcomes.