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Sir Isaac Newton Quotations

From Nick Greene, About.com GuideNovember 29, 2005

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Isaac Newton was born prematurely on Christmas day near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. Named after his late father, Isaac, who died just three months shy of his son’s birth, the baby was quite small and not expected to live.

The boy who would become Sir Isaac Newton not only survived, he left a lasting impression on the world of science as well as the entire world, itself. The man who gave credit for many of his insights to those who had come before bys saying, "If I have seen further [than certain other men] it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants," became a giant of history, himself.

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