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Science
Niranjan Kambi

So, did Isaac Newton really discover gravity?

An Indian minister recently brought gravity into the limelight when social media made fun of him for his apparent ignorance about who discovered gravity. I’m going to be provocative and question the premise behind the question of whether gravity was indeed discovered. I am sure most people would doubt my sanity for asking this question. But, let’s play this game and see where it leads.

So, did Isaac Newton really discover gravity? Or did he invent it?

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