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Sir Isaac Newton

  • Writer: Andrew J. Bramlett
    Andrew J. Bramlett
  • Dec 25, 2022
  • 1 min read

Did you know? Sir Isaac Newton, who discovered the laws of motion and gravity, was born on Christmas day, 1642. However, due to updates to the Julian calendar, his birthday is now celebrated on January 4. The house where he was born and worked is now a museum.



Image: “The house in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, where Sir Isaac Newton was born” (nineteenth century). From the Wellcome Collection

 
 
 

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