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jan 5, 1687 - Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

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Newton publishes his theory of universal gravitation in the work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. This is seen to be the start of Modern Astronomy.

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jan 5, 1687
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~ 339 years ago