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ISAAC NEWTON

On Christmas day 1642, Hannah Ayscough and Isaac Newton Sr welcomed their new child into the world. Little did they know at the time that he would grow up to be both a pioneering scientist and the greatest mathematician of his generation. Unfortunately, only three months after his birth, Newton’s father, a wealthy farmer, passed away. His mother remarried, at which point Newton was left in the care of his grandmother.

As a child, Newton attended a free grammar school in Grantham, Lincolnshire. However, his school reports were far from complimentary of Newton’s

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