Isaac Newton vs Pu Songling
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Compare the life timelines of Isaac Newton (1643–1727) and Pu Songling (1640–1715) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1643 to 1715.
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Isaac Newton (1643–1727)
- — Born in Woolsthorpe, England Verified
- — Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge
- — Published Principia Mathematica Verified
- — Became Warden, then Master, of the Royal Mint
- — Elected President of the Royal Society
- — Died in Kensington, London Verified
Pu Songling (1640–1715)
- — Born in Zichuan, Shandong Province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Repeatedly failed the provincial-level juren examinations Verified
- — Served as secretary to the magistrate Sun Hui in Baoying Verified
- — Became resident tutor to the Bi family of Zichuan Verified
- — Completed the main body of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Verified
- — Wrote vernacular ballads, plays, and practical handbooks Verified
- — Awarded the honorary title of tribute student (gongsheng) Verified
- — Died in Zichuan at age 74 Verified