#  Isaac Newton, 1687-1987 (1987-1989) 

 



**Presentation Date:** Saturday, March 21, 1987

**Location:** Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL

Commemorating the tricentennial of the *Principia's* publication, this exhibition had four parts:

- Newton's Life and Work
- Newton Made Simple: Popularization in the 18th Century
- The Prism and the Telescope \[relationship of Newton's optical discoveries to his invention of the reflecting telescope\]
- Mathematical Instruments of Newton's Day



 



 

 See also:- [ 1980s ](/exhibitions-decade/1980s)
- [ Presentation ](/page-categories/presentation)