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Newtonian refers to the work of Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...

, in particular:
  • Newtonian mechanics, also known as classical mechanics
    Classical mechanics
    In physics, classical mechanics is one of the two major sub-fields of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces...

  • Newtonian telescope
    Newtonian telescope
    The Newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the British scientist Sir Isaac Newton , using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror. Newton’s first reflecting telescope was completed in 1668 and is the earliest known functional reflecting telescope...

    , a type of reflecting telescope
  • Newtonian cosmology
  • Newtonian dynamics
    Newtonian dynamics
    In physics, the Newtonian dynamics is understood as the dynamics of a particle or a small body according to Newton's laws of motion.-Mathematical generalizations:...

  • Newtonianism
    Newtonianism
    Newtonianism is a doctrine that involves following the principles and using the methods of natural philosopher Isaac Newton. While Newton's influential contributions were primarily in physics and mathematics, his broad conception of the universe as being governed by rational and understandable laws...

    , the philosophical principle of applying Newton's methods in a variety of fields
  • Newtonian fluid
    Newtonian fluid
    A Newtonian fluid is a fluid whose stress versus strain rate curve is linear and passes through the origin. The constant of proportionality is known as the viscosity.-Definition:...

    , 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 fluid
      Non-Newtonian fluid
      A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid whose flow properties differ in any way from those of Newtonian fluids. Most commonly the viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids is not independent of shear rate or shear rate history...

      s, in which the viscosity changes with the applied shear force