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Isaac Newton changed our understanding of the universe while in isolation
When the Great Plague of London ravaged London starting in 1665, Isaac Newton was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge. During this time, the 23-year-old retreated to his family’s farm at Woolsthorpe Manor, approximately 60 miles away from Cambridge. He studied optics and showed that white light is comprised of all components of the spectrum. A discovery that is integral to our understanding of planets and stars, as it led to the inception of astronomical spectroscopy.
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