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Isaac Newton (4 January 164331 March 1727) was an English Muggle physicist and mathematician, famous for his formulation of the three laws of motion, and for discovering gravity.[1]

The work of Newton was among the subject matter covered in the book A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.[2]

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  • In real life, Isaac Newton spent a great deal of time studying alchemy, writing and transcribing around a million words on the subject over the course of his lifetime.[3] J. K. Rowling briefly mentioned him on Pottermore as one of the real historical figures who sought to make a Philosopher's Stone.[4]

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