"Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied, "By thinking about it all the time."

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Source: Sir Isaac Newton (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)”, p.428, Delphi Classics

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Isaac Newton

Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer

Isaac Newton was a mathematician and physicist known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation, pivotal in the scientific revolution.

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