[xelasnave]

I tried to fix the name but it is beyond me☺.

As to the calculus I have the impression he showed he was the man not that German chap.

As to the religion side lets leave it at the point where the times were much different to these days and we perhaps have no way of knowing how it was for folk...I doubt you could survive as an atheist for example.
And I do recall him when asked about gravity his answer was " the force of God" ...As I understand it he was mates with a chap who like me thought gravity was a pushing force or universal pressure but it serms the church did not like that idea as they hunted down that guy and killed him...I think that is correct and if correct one could understand why his reply to the question was God.

He did spend a great deal of time trying to give dates to biblical events which I certainly see as a waste of time irrespective if you believe the bible or not not much is served and his time could have been better spent on other things...he may have come up with general relativity for example.

But different times and in many respects given the power of the church it is a miracle he was able to present his ideas at all...the chuch did not and still does not welcome change.

Who else comes close to Newton?
His is an impossible act to follow.
Alex

He spent a great deal of time trying to replicate the temple as set out in the good book as he thought the lay out was important.
Alex