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July 5, 1687: When Newton explained why you don't float away
On this day in 1687, Isaac Newton published the Principia—a book that explained why apples fall, why planets don’t wander off, and why NASA is still lighting enormous tubes on fire to fling humans into orbit 337 years later.
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| Jul 6, 2025 | July 5, 1687: When Newton explained why you don't float away by TMEHpodcast | 102 | 106 |