This is Newton, a man.
He said an apple fell.
Look at his big book.
Things tug on things.
That tug is gravity.
Earth can tug the moon.
Words to know
- gravity: a pull
- apple: a fruit
- moon: a sky ball
- book: pages to read
Facts
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Sources
- https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Newton/
- https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/sir-isaac-newton
- https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/sir-isaac-newton/
- https://historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Sir-Isaac-Newton
- https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-isaac-newton
- https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/OrbitsHistory/page2.php
- https://www.ing.iac.es/PR/int_info/intisaac.html
- https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sgravity.htm
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/isaac-newton
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/newton-publishes-optics
- https://coinsandhistoryfoundation.org/tag/isaac-newton/
- https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/
- https://space.com/15898-isaac-newton.html
- https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/isaac-newton/
- https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/newton.html
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