Can you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle

The Guardian UK Monday 28 September 2026, 06:10 UTC By Alex Bellos 1 min read

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The problem that changed the worldToday’s puzzle played a pivotal role in the birth of classical phyics. The tower dropslightly to the westslightly to the eastexactly at the bottom Continue reading...

The problem that changed the world

Today’s puzzle played a pivotal role in the birth of classical phyics.

The tower drop

slightly to the west

slightly to the east

exactly at the bottom

Isaac Newton’s (PERSON)

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