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I have been much amused at ye singular phenomena resulting from bringing of a needle into contact with a piece of amber or resin fricated on silke clothe. Ye flame putteth me in mind of sheet lightning on a small-how very small-scale.

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Isaac Newton
Age: 84 †
Born: 1643
Born: January 4
Died: 1727
Died: March 20
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