Hearne’sĮyewitness account that Newton was “short”, combined with the eyewitnessĪccounts of Conduitt (who originally wrote that Newton was “short” and changed It follows that Newton was-as HearneĬlearly states-a short man who would not stand out in a crowd. Promising aspect.” From this eyewitness observation one can conclude that there Moreover, Hearne specifies that “Sir Isaac was a man of no King, page 65 at: īluntly states that Newton was “short” and “well-set.” For a man to beĬonsidered short in the 1600’s, Newton must have been well below modern average Bliss,Īlso: A Biographical Sketch of Sir Isaac Newton by E. Hearne, Thomas 1727 Reliquiae Hearnianae, ed. One arm would be out of the Coach on one side, and the other on the other.”ĭavid Brewster in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Discoveries of Sir Isaac He was full of thought, and spoke very little inĬompany so that his conversation was not agreeable. Sir Isaac was a man of no very promising aspect. Thomas Hearne (1678-1735) was an Oxford scholar andĪntiquarian renowned for his deep scholarship. Hence, “not tall” could be taken as a tactful, diplomatic wayģ. Medium height would not be described as “not tall” but simply as being ofĪverage height. Newton was of medium height but instead says he was “not tall.” A person of Newton scholars, wrote adulatory biographies of Newton. Both Stukeley and Conduitt, it has been conceded by Today’s standards Newton would probably be a short man perhaps even shorter Stature” it follows that he must be credited with making an accurate, trainedįurther, to be “not tall” in the 1600’s would mean that by Newton having a large chest for a short man. “having a large chest, for one of his stature” should safely be interpreted as Yet it would be notable for a short man to have a large chest. One would naturally expect a large man to have a large chest. Of small stature since it would make little sense to say he had a large chestįor a large man. Phrase, “having a large chest, for one of his stature” alludes to Newton being Source: viewtext.php?id=OTHE00001
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