Isaac Newton : the scientist who changed everything (National Geographic world history biographies)
Summary
On Christmas Day 1642, a farmer's wife gave birth to a baby boy in Lincolnshire, England. Isaac Newton was a sickly child who found it difficult to make friends. When it came to farming, he got into trouble for letting the pigs go astray and the fences fall down. But he was fascinated by inventions,... Full description
Series: National Geographic world history biographies
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