LITTLE double that which he had received while at Cambridge. 



JOURNEYS Qln this public work Newton brought such talent and 



diligence to bear that in 1697 he was made Master of 



the Mint, at a salary of fifteen hundred pounds a year 



a princely sum in those days. 



There is no doubt but that the fact that Newton was a 

 devout Churchman and an upholder of the Established 

 Order, was a great although perhaps unconscious dip- 

 lomatic move. His delightful personality gracious, 

 suave, dignified and silent won for him admiration 

 wherever he went. In argument his fine reserve and 

 excellent temper were most convincing. Had he turned 

 his attention to the law he would have become Chief 

 Justice of England. 



In 1703 he was elected President of the Royal Society, 

 an office he held continuously for twenty-five years, 

 and which tenure was only terminated by his death. 

 Q In 1705 the Queen paid a visit to Cambridge, and there 

 with much pageantry the honor of Knighthood was 

 bestowed that changed Professor Newton into Sir 

 Isaac Newton. 



But the man himself was still the simple, modest gen- 

 tleman. The title did not spoil him he was a noble 

 man from boyhood. 



His duties as Master of the Mint did not interfere with 

 his studies and scientific investigations. 

 He revised and rewrote his " Principia," and in 1713 

 the new edition was issued. One copy was most sump- 

 tuously bound, and Sir Isaac, who was a special favor- 

 ite at court, presented it to the Queen in person. Those 

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