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Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton’s work represents one of the greatest contributions to science ever made by an individual. Most notably, Newton derived the law of universal gravitation, invented the branch of mathematics called calculus, and performed experiments investigating the nature of light and color.
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Mathematics; Enlightenment, Age of; Scientific Revolution; Astronomy, History of; Science; Physics; Newton, Sir Isaac
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