He held a scholarship that would’ve allowed him to remain at Trinity College for three more years.

In 1665, “social distancing” orders emptied campuses throughout England, as the bubonic plague raged, killing 100,000 people (roughly one-quarter of London’s population), in just 18 months.

1 hour ago. Newton's notes about the plague were likely written shortly after he was able to return to Cambridge. Sir Isaac Newton considered curing the plague with toad vomit lozenges, a manuscript reveals Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN Published: June 17, 2020, 1:48 pm

A portrait of scientist Isaac Newton, who developed a toad vomit–based cure for the bubonic plague (Godfrey Kneller via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0)

"There had to be some kind of spark of interest in that moment, just for his intellect. Mass exodus of non-citizens to trigger historic fall in population . When Isaac Newton Thought Toad Vomit Would Cure the Plague Daisy Hernandez. June 12, 2020; In these flu-ridden times, scientists across the globe are feverishly searching for a vaccine to end the pandemic known as COVID-19. However, the University had to close down due to the plague, and all of the students and resident scholars were sent home. Isaac Newton's Quarantine Experience. In August, Isaac Newton, who was 22 years old, graduated as a Bachelor of Arts. English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton is most famous for discovering the theory of gravity.