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The Clue
"Optics" author (6 letter answer)
The Answer
NEWTON
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Notes
The answer NEWTON is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
NEWTON as a noun:
1. (Newton, Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton) = English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
2. (newton, N) = a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes