Orchard and "Newton's Tree", Woolsthorpe Manor
Introduction
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Orchard and "Newton's Tree", Woolsthorpe Manor
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Aug 2014
The tree which is one roped-off is believed to be the one (or at least a survivor from the same rootstock) where Newton is said to have observed the falling apples - leading to the formulation of his theories (and later law) of universal gravitation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Isaac_Newton#Apple_incident .
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Image Location
Latitude
52.808975
Longitude
-0.630801