How Did Sir Isaac Newton Create Tension Between Gravity And Motion

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In the story of Sir Isaac Newton that was aimed at children it made it seem like Sir Isaac Newton had started to think of the forces of gravity and laws of motion when he was a young boy. They showed him experimenting as a young boy and looking for a real world answer right away and never thought of a supernatural answer. However, in the Just The Facts video they claim that Sir Isaac Newton first believed this force to a supernatural power. Sir Isaac Newton believed gravity and motion came from spiritual powers instead of a natural answer. Sir Isaac Newton was not always looking for practical answers and application like the children’s aimed video would make you believe. When in reality when Newton was just a boy he was just an adequate student

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