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Newton saved the UK economy £10 million

May 29, 2012

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by Jacob Aron Where’s a scientific genius when you need one? A statistical analysis suggests that Isaac Newton saved the UK economy the equivalent of millions of pounds by implementing measures tostandardise the country’s gold coins. Although Newton is famous for his theory of gravity, he also spent the last 30 years of his life […]