Multiple Choice
Which of the following helped Sir Isaac Newton bring his calculations related to the law of universal gravitation to fruition?
A) Experiments with circular motion made by the Dutch Huyghens on the pendulum
B) The new measurement of the size of the universe made by a Frenchman
C) The invention of the microscope
D) Experiments that showed that planets had circular orbits
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