Dec. 25, 1642: The birth of Isaac Newton

Born Dec. 25, 1642, Isaac Newton is likely best known for his conception of the theory of gravity. But there were many more layers to him: In June 1665, with the plague burning through England, Newton left school at the  University of Cambridge and returned to his family farm at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire afterContinue reading “Dec. 25, 1642: The birth of Isaac Newton”

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