Some of the Society's more conservative members objected to Newton's revolutionary conclusions. Always sensitive to criticism, he became discouraged and almost quit scientific work altogether. The great astronomer Edmund Halley eventually persuaded Newton to put together the results of his work on the laws of motion.

然而学会中一些更保守的会员反对牛顿革命性的结论。对批评总是很敏感的牛顿，听到这些意见后大为沮丧，而且几乎要放弃科学研究。著名的天文学家埃德蒙·哈雷，最后说服了牛顿让他总结在运动定律方面的研究结果。

(短文节选,本篇始于：大科学家牛顿)