Newton (disambiguation)

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Contents

1 Physics 2 People 3 Things 4 Places 5 Alternate Spellings: Newtown, New Town, and Newtonville et al.

Physics

• Newton (unit) - unit of force

People

Newton was the name of some famous people:

• Sir Isaac Newton, the English scientist (laws of motion, universal gravitation, optics, calculus)
• Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party
• John Newton, British slave trader-turned-hymnwriter and anti-slavery campaigner
• John Newton, American Civil War general and Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army

Things

• Newton, the unit of force (named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton)
• Apple Newton, a brand of personal digital assistant
• A fruit-filled cookie, such as the Fig Newton
• Newton (wine estate), the Californian wine estate partially owned by LVMH.

Places

Newton is also the name of several places:

• Newton, Warwickshire
• Newton, Cambridgeshire
• Newton, New Zealand
• In the United States:
  • Newton, Alabama
  • Newton, Georgia
  • Newton, Illinois
  • Newton, Iowa
  • Newton, Kansas
  • Newton, Massachusetts
  • Newton, Mississippi
  • Newton, New Hampshire
  • Newton, New Jersey
  • Newton, North Carolina
  • Newton, Texas
  • Newton, Utah
  • Newton, Wisconsin
  • Newton Township, Michigan

These should be distinguished from places named Newtown.

There are also places with Newton as part of their name, such as:

• Archdeacon Newton, County Durham, England
• Newton Abbot, Devon, England
• Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England
• Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire, England
• Newton Falls, Ohio
• Newton Grove, North Carolina
• Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire, England
• Newtonville, New Jersey

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Alternate Spellings: Newtown, New Town, and Newtonville et al.

Similar or related names to Newton as a place name:

• Newtown
• New Town
• Newtonville

see also

• Newville
• New City
• Villeneuve

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