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What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.

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Isaac Newton
Age: 84 †
Born: 1643
Born: January 4
Died: 1727
Died: March 20
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Sir Isaac Newton
Isaacus Neutonus
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Ayzik Nyuton
Niu-tun
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Niu-tun.
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