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The abbreviation "i.e." stands for "id est" and means "that is". So what you have written means "A ton of famous scientist (that is, Newton)"...
Now while I'm sure Newton had gravitas (hah!), I doubt it amounted to a ton.
You want to use the abbreviation for "exempli gratia" which is "e.g." and means "for example".
It's a common mistake but easy to remember with eg-xample. :-)
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The abbreviation "i.e." stands for "id est" and means "that is". So what you have written means "A ton of famous scientist (that is, Newton)"...
Now while I'm sure Newton had gravitas (hah!), I doubt it amounted to a ton.
You want to use the abbreviation for "exempli gratia" which is "e.g." and means "for example".
It's a common mistake but easy to remember with eg-xample. :-)