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[–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Also, Newton was not born with the connection, he made them in Grantham. He had a very strained relationship with his mother and step father and was raised by his grandmother.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I was talking about his uncle that gave him an in for University

    His uncle the Reverend William Ayscough, who had studied at Cambridge, recommended him to the university.

    But I just read that shit off wikipedia so, I'm no scholar. 🤷

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