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Sir Isaac Newton

Many historians consider English scientist Sir Isaac Newton the first modern physicist. He explained how gravity affects objects in Earth and in space with his three laws of motion. Newton showed that these laws apply to everything in the Universe, from galaxies to grains of sand. He also invented the reflecting telescope.

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Newton based his three laws of motion and gravity on the findings of which famous scientist?

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Galileo Galilei

Edwin Hubble

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Newton based his theories on how planets move on Galileo's experiments. Galileo was one of the first scientists to perform experiments that challenged long-held beliefs about how gravity affects objects.

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Sir Isaac Newton invented the first Fig Newton cookie.

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Newton didn't bake! He invented the reflecting telescope in 1668, which uses mirrors to focus the light from distant objects for observation.

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If I have seen further, it's because I've stood on the shoulders of giants.

--referring to how his work built on others' research

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Sir Isaac Newton

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