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| home era = [[17th century|17th]] / [[18th century]] | | home era = [[17th century|17th]] / [[18th century]] | ||
| appearances = [[BFA]]: ''[[Circular Time]]'' | | appearances = [[BFA]]: ''[[Circular Time]]'' | ||
| mentions = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]'' | | mentions = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]''<br>[[CC]]: ''[[The Perpetual Bond]]'' | ||
| actor = [[David Warner]] | | actor = [[David Warner]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sir Isaac Newton''' ([[1642]]-[[1727]]) was an [[English]] physicist and mathematician. One of his most famous accomplishments was formulating the theory of [[gravity]]. The [[ | '''Sir Isaac Newton''' ([[1642]]-[[1727]]) 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. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') It later came to light that Newton remained upset about that event, as his nose bled for three days afterward. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Circular Time]]'') | ||
At some point the Doctor took Newton on a trip to planet [[Practas Seven]], but according to the [[ | 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". ([[IDW]]: ''[[Final Sacrifice]]'') | ||
: ''It's unknown whether the trip to Practas Seven was a one-off event or if Newton actually travelled with the Doctor as a companion.'' | : ''It's unknown whether the trip to Practas Seven was a one-off event or if Newton actually travelled with the Doctor as a companion.'' | ||
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*When [[Fifth Doctor|the 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. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Circular Time]]'') | *When [[Fifth Doctor|the 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. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Circular Time]]'') | ||
*The [[ | *The [[Fourth Doctor]] described it as Newton's revenge when two guards were sent flying into a wall after he sabotaged their transport. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
*The Doctor stated that the [[20th century]] heralded the end of the gentleman scientist. Stating that there would be no more Newtons, [[Galileo Galilei| | *The Doctor stated 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]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]'') | ||
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