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Isaac Newton was a 17th-century English polymath. Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world

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“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy”
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