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How Isaac Newton Turned Isolation From the Great Plague Into a “Year of Wonders”

In 1665, “social distancing” orders emptied campuses throughout England, as the bubonic plague  How Isaac Newton Turned Isolation From the Great Plague Into a “Year of Wonders” raged, killing 100,000 people. Isaac Newton, a 24-year-old student from Cambridge, was among … Continue reading

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