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Isaac Newton1643–1727

Isaac Newton on knowledge

If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton

Letter to Robert Hooke (15 February 1676) [dated as 5 February 1675 using the Julian calendar with March 25th rather than January 1st as New Years Day, equivalent to 15 February 1676 by Gregorian reckonings.] A facsimile of the original is online at

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