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}}'''Sir Isaac Newton''' was an [[English]] [[physicist]] and [[mathematician]]. One of his most famous accomplishments was formulating the theory of [[gravity]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] once claimed that he sat in Newton's tree dropping [[apple]]s onto his head, then explained gravity to him over dinner. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') It later came to light that Newton remained upset about that event, as his nose bled for three days afterward. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | }}'''Sir Isaac Newton''' was an [[English]] [[physicist]] and [[mathematician]]. One of his most famous accomplishments was formulating the theory of [[gravity]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] once claimed that he sat in Newton's tree dropping [[apple]]s onto his head, then explained gravity to him over dinner. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') It later came to light that Newton remained upset about that event, as his nose bled for three days afterward. When the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] were arrested for forgery, Isaac Newton drew a series of interesting conclusions from a series of [[anachronism|anachronistic]] coins that the Doctor accidentally passed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | ||
At some point the Doctor took Newton on a trip to planet [[Practas Seven]], but according to the [[Tenth Doctor]], Newton didn't take the experience very well and "sat in a corner and whimpered". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Final Sacrifice]]'') | At some point the Doctor took Newton on a trip to planet [[Practas Seven]], but according to the [[Tenth Doctor]], Newton didn't take the experience very well and "sat in a corner and whimpered". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Final Sacrifice]]'') | ||
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[[K9 Mark II]] quoted explicitly his third law while in the [[E-space]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') | [[K9 Mark II]] quoted explicitly his third law of motion "Action and reaction are equal and opposite" while in the [[E-space]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') When the [[Fourth Doctor]] quoted his "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" to [[Romana II]], she concluded that Newton invented [[punt]]ing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') | ||
The Fourth Doctor described it as Newton's revenge when two guards were sent flying into a wall after he sabotaged their transport. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] claimed that the [[20th century]] heralded the end of the gentleman scientist, stating that there would be no more Newtons, [[Galileo Galilei|Galileos]] or [[Michael Faraday|Faradays]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]'') | |||
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