Newton
...distance. The greatest jumping distance was the bitumen with a 15m run-up. This was to be expected because it has the greatest run-up distance and because the bicycle can gather more speed on the bitumen than the grass. The smallest jumping distance was the grass with a 5m run-up. This was expected for the same reason because the grass was not producing as much speed and the run-up distance was the minimum. During the experiment I realised Isaac Newton was a great man and did some further research on him. I though it would benefit anybody reading my assignment if I added a small background paragraph on Newton. Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire, near Grantham, on December 25, 1642. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and lived there from 1661 till 1696, during which time he produced the bulk of his work in mathematics; in 1696 he was appointed to a valuable Government office, and moved to London...