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What famous scientist is depicted in this portrait?

Retry Correct Incorrect While he is famously credited with figuring out the laws of gravity, Isaac Newton’s foundational work codified the laws of motion in general. He also discovered the properties of visible light and — to the chagrin of high school students everywhere — contributed significantly, if not completely, to the invention of calculus.

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What famous scientist is depicted in this portrait?

• Johannes Kepler
• Charles Darwin
• Tycho Brahe
• Isaac Newton