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A descendant of Sir Isaac Newton has bought a sapling from the apple tree said to have inspired the theory of gravity so that he can grow it at the family's cider farm. Giles Wood, 68 ...
The year is 1666 and, as mathematician Sir Isaac Newton takes a stroll around his family ... Ten saplings propagated from the ‘Flower of Kent’ apple tree that still remains at Newton’s home are being ...
From the very tree where an apple once inspired Isaac Newton to formulate his theory of gravity to the Bodhi tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment, these iconic trees continue to ...
An auction of 10 saplings from the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton has raised more than £30,000 to help the upkeep of his birthplace. It is believed the scientist's home in Woolsthorpe ...
A piece of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is being carried into zero-gravity space on the next Nasa shuttle mission. The section of wood, from the original tree from which the apple fell that ...
Ten saplings from the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton are being auctioned to raise money for the future care of his birthplace. An apple falling at the scientist's childhood home in ...
They're also the only distillery in the world that crafts gin flavoured by Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree. Developed in exclusive collaboration with Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG), the ...
He was sitting in the orchard at Woolsthorpe, thinking deep thoughts, when an apple fell from a tree. And all at once ... story of the life and ideas of Isaac Newton, who was born on Christmas ...