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Sir Isaac Newton: Identify the key device he himself invented. Full question: What did Sir Isaac Newton invent? Choose the correct option.

General Knowledge Inventions Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    Reflecting telescope (Newtonian telescope)
  • B
    Microscope
  • C
    Lightning rod
  • D
    Internal combustion engine

Answer

Correct Answer: Reflecting telescope (Newtonian telescope)

Explanation

Given data

  • Topic: An invention attributable to Sir Isaac Newton.

Concept / Approach Beyond his laws of motion and gravity, Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope, now known as the Newtonian telescope, using a concave mirror to eliminate chromatic aberration common in refracting telescopes.

Option analysis Reflecting telescope: Correct. Microscope: Advanced by Hooke and Leeuwenhoek. Lightning rod: Benjamin Franklin. Internal combustion engine: 19th–20th century development, not Newton.

Final Answer Reflecting telescope (Newtonian telescope).

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