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    MATERIAL FROM CLASS 7: Wednesday September 27

    "Il fallait être Newton pour apercevoir que la lune tombe, quand tout le monde voit bien qu'elle ne tombe pas."
    ("One had to be a Newton to notice that the Moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall.")
    Paul Valery (1871-1945), poet

    A British pound note celebrating Isaac Newton, circulated 1977-1984: [British pound note celebrating Newton, circulated 1977-1984]