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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Also, Newton was not born with the connection, he made them in Grantham. He had a very strained relationship with his mother and step father and was raised by his grandmother.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I was talking about his uncle that gave him an in for University

His uncle the Reverend William Ayscough, who had studied at Cambridge, recommended him to the university.

But I just read that shit off wikipedia so, I'm no scholar. 🤷