Newton was born on Christmas Day 1642, in the rural English county of Lincolnshire. His father died before his birth, and his mother's remarriage to a man who did not want him around meant that Isaac's early years were spent in the care of his grandmother. At age 12, he was sent away to school in the town of Grantham.

1642年的圣诞节，牛顿出生在英国林肯郡的乡间。由于他父亲在他出生前就去世了，而他母亲改嫁后的丈夫又很嫌弃他，艾萨克在祖母的照顾下度过了他的童年时光。在他十二岁那年，他被送到格兰瑟姆的一所学校读书。

(短文节选,本篇始于：大科学家牛顿)