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1873 J. Morley Rousseau II. xii. 191 Prae-Newtonians knew not the wonders of which Newton was to find the key.

1919 Amer. Math. Monthly 26 19 Child obtains a group of formulas for differentiation and integration, such as have been gathered also from other pre-Newtonian writers.

1932 E. A. Burtt Metaphysical Found. Mod. Physical Sci. (ed. 2) i. 17 As for pre-Newtonian science, it is one and the same movement with pre-Newtonian philosophy.

1957 Isis 48 493 It is..[the author's] contention that the pre-Newtonians, and indeed Newton himself, were concerned with the social and particularly the theological impact of science, in contrast to the eighteenth century scientists.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Oct. 49/2 In an important sense, especially in his geometric style, Newton is pre-Newtonian.