This Parliament declared that James had abdicated and in February 1689 offered the crown to William and Mary. Newton was at the height of his standing - seen as a leader of the university and one of the most eminent mathematicians in the world. However, his election to Parliament may have been the event which let him see that there was a life in London which might appeal to him more than the academic world in Cambridge.
Ito Parliament ipinahayag na James had abdicated at sa Pebrero 1689 inaalok ang mga korona sa William at Mary. Newton ay sa taas ng kanyang kalagayan - makikita bilang isang lider ng mga unibersidad at isa sa mga pinaka-mataas mathematicians sa mundo. Gayunman, ang kanyang mga halalan sa Parliament ay maaaring ang kaganapan na ipaalam sa kanya makita na nagkaroon ng isang buhay sa London na kung saan maaaring-apela sa kanya ng higit pa sa academic mundo sa Cambridge.