# List of things named after Isaac Newton

This is a list of things named after Sir Isaac Newton.

## Science and mathematics

* Newtonianism, the philosophical principle of applying Newton's methods in a variety of fields

### Mathematics

* Gauss–Newton algorithm
* Newton–Cotes formulas
* Newton–Gauss line
* Newton–Leibniz axiom
* Newton–Okounkov body
* Newton–Pepys problem
* Newton–Puiseux theorem
* Newton fractal
* Newton's identities also known as Girard-Newton
* Newton's inequalities
* Newton's method also known as Newton–Raphson
* Newton's method in optimization
* Newton's notation
* Newton number, another name for Kissing number
* Newton polygon
* Newton polynomial
* Newton polytope
* Newton series (finite differences) also known as Newton interpolation, see Newton polynomial
* Newton's theorem about ovals
* Truncated Newton method

### Physics

* Newton's bucket, see bucket argument
* Newton's cannonball
* Newton's constant, see universal gravitational constant
* Newton's cradle
* Newton disc
* Newton–Cartan theory
* Newton–Euler equations
* Newton's law of cooling
* Newton's laws of motion
* Newton's law of universal gravitation
* Newton–Laplace equation
* Newton's metal
* Newton's minimal resistance problem
* Newton's reflector, see also Newtonian telescope – a different design
* Newton's reflecting quadrant
* Newton number, another name for Power number
* Newton's rings
* Newton's rotating sphere argument, see rotating spheres
* Newton scale
* Newton's sphere theorem, see shell theorem
* Newton's theorem of revolving orbits
* Schrödinger–Newton equations
* Newton (unit), the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force.
* Newton's approximation for impact depth
* Newtonian cosmology
* Newtonian dynamics
* Newtonian fluid, a fluid that flows like water—its shear stress is linearly proportional to the velocity gradient in the direction perpendicular to the plane of shear
** Non-Newtonian fluids, in which the viscosity changes with the applied shear force
* Newtonian mechanics, also known as classical mechanics
* Newtonian potential
* Newtonian telescope, a type of reflecting telescope
* Post-Newtonian expansion

## Places

* Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States
* Newtontoppen, the highest mountain in Svalbard
* Newton Island (Antarctica), near Lagrange Island, Descartes Island (Antarctica), Laplace Island (Antarctica), Pascal Island and Monge Island
* 8000 Isaac Newton, a minor planet
* Newton (Martian crater)
* Newton (lunar crater), an impact crater

## Schools

* Isaac Newton Institute
* Statal Institute of Higher Education Isaac Newton
* Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form, a specialist maths and science school

## Artwork

* Newton, 1795 (reworked in 1805) painting by William Blake about Isaac Newton
* Newton, 1995 sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi inspired by Blake's painting
* Isaac Newton Gargoyle, 1989 hammered copper sheet depiction of Newton on the exterior of Willamette Hall, University of Oregon

## Other

* Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, three optical telescopes on the Canary Islands
** Isaac Newton Telescope
* Newton Gateway to Mathematics
* Newton (platform), a 1990s personal digital assistant by Apple Inc
* Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, an annual award
* XMM-Newton