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This week's featured author pages

Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) -- a brilliant mathematician and physicist, Newton was also interested in theology and alchemy

E.W. Hornung (1866 - 1921) -- well-known writer of mystery and detective stories

John Locke (1632 - 1704) -- English philosopher who wrote widely but who is remembered mainly for his theory of political consent, and his development of a rationalist epistemology

Bruce Dawe (1945 - 3000) -- Contemporary Australian poet

Arthur C. Doyle (1859 - 1930) -- novelist chiefly remembered for his amateur detective character, Sherlock Holmes