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Definition of Newtons
1. newton [n] - See also: newton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Newtons
Literary usage of Newtons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (1873)
"Let not us sailors of late centuries take upon ourselves any airs on account of
our newtons and our Cu- viers; we deserve an extra allowance of grog only. ..."
2. Lehrbuch Der Experimental-physik by Adolph Wüllner (1899)
"Der Erste, dem diese Thatsache auffiel, war Boyle (1603), und Hooke, der Zeitgenosse
und Rivale newtons, machte sie zum Gegenstande einer genauem ..."
3. Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff by Richard Watson (1818)
"They will be followed by future newtons and by future Lockes, who will rebuild,
with more than mortal strength and beauty, the altars which the others have ..."
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