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Five Short Stories
4: The Apple Fell from the Tree 10: The Gold Crown (maybe) 15: Beautiful Milkmaids 22: Bridge Failures
29: The Sun Shone Straight Down!
37: A Summary
A Simple Observation
An apple fell from the tree. The moon is not falling. Why not?
ISAAC NEWTON 1642 – 1727
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A Simple Observation
I sit in the bathtub and the water overflows.
I’ve solved the problem of the Gold Crown!
ARCHIMEDES 287 BC – 212 BC
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A Simple Observation
Milkmaids have pot marks on their arms but not their faces. Why not?
EDWARD JENNER 1749 - 1823
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A Simple Problem
Why can’t we make steel cheaply?
HENRY BESSEMER 1813 - 1898
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A Simple Observation
The sun is straight overhead here – but not there. Now I can find distances! How?
ERATOSTHENES 276 BC – 194 BC
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A Summary
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