Hypothesis, Theory, Law

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CHAPTER ONE What Is Science Inquiry Most people have probably heard the story about Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree One day an apple fell on his head and he discovered the law of gravity But it didn’t really happen that way The falling apple made Newton think about why the apple fell in the first place What was it that brought the apple to the ground A series of questions unfolded As Newton answered his own questions he saw that a force acted on the apple That force was gravity 4 Sir Isaac Newton 1643 1727