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A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

~Isaac Newton

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The moon gravitates towards the earth and by the force of gravity is continually drawn off from a rectilinear motion and retained in its orbit.

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It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

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I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned a cause to gravity.

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To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.

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Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

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To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age. 'Tis much better to do a little with certainty & leave the rest for others that come after you.

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The centre of the system of the world is immovable.

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If a projectile were deprived of the force of gravity, it would not be deflected toward the earth but would go off in a straight line into the heavens and do so with uniform motion, provided that the resistance of the air were removed.

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God is the same God, always and everywhere. He is omnipresent not virtually only, but also substantially, for virtue cannot subsist without substance.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: December 25th, 1642

Died: March 20th, 1727

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