Which scientist formulated the three laws of motion in his 1687 work 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica'?
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Isaac Newton
Newton's laws laid the groundwork for classical mechanics, explaining how objects move and interact. Legend says he was inspired by watching an apple fall, leading him to realize that the same force governs both falling fruit and orbiting planets.
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