Great 17Th Century English Physicist Crossword Clue

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2	46%	7		A surname associated with the 17th-century English physicist and inventor
3	43%	4		Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah

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• English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)

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New York Times21 Feb 1990	Down 9
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