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July 5, 1687

1687-07-05 00:00 UTC

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Principia is published

Principia is published
Photo: The original uploader was Zhaladshar at English Wikisource. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Newton sets out the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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It is recorded at 1687-07-05 00:00 UTC — July 5, 1687 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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SHA-256 9dc39decaa21cf689c54f278407e39240839ba3787a6970bdd8985f99355a130

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