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1. Newton, Isaac (Discovery.com)
   Provides a picture and a short biography of the astronomer. 3-02

2. Newton, Isaac (Artzia.com)
   Provides a picture and a short biography. "English physicist and mathematician: discovered the binomial theorem, invented calculus and produced theories of mechanics, optics and gravitation." 10-04

3. Astronomers (Discovery.com)
   Provides biographies of nine persons who made strong contributions to astronomy, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Georges Lemaître, Arno Penzias, and Robert Wilson. 3-02

4. Gravity Shielding Experiments Explained (PopularMechanics.com - Wilson)
   "Isaac Newton, the first physicist, described gravity as an attraction between two masses (see illustration at top of page). Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity suggests mass actually causes space-time to warp around it. Imagine, for instance, the indentation created by placing a bowling ball on a soft bed.
   
   Both theories explain why apples fall from trees. Scientists consider Einstein's theory superior because it explains also why light–which has no mass–appears to bend in strong gravitational fields."
   
   "Most physicists believe that when NASA flips the switch on its gravity modification experiment, absolutely nothing will happen. Then again, it could start the countdown to a bold new era in space exploration." Editor's Note - The article is dated December, 1997. In August, 2002, Boeing Aircraft announced that it is building an anti-gravity device for NASA. 8-02

5. Principia Mathematica (Wikipedia.org)
   "The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin: "mathematical principles of natural philosophy", often Principia or Principia Mathematica for short) is a three-volume work by Isaac Newton published on July 5, 1687. It contains the statement of Newton's laws of motion forming the foundation of classical mechanics as well as his law of universal gravitation. He derives Kepler's laws for the motion of the planets (which were first obtained empirically)." 06-06