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The apple tree in question, a member of the Flower of Kent variety, is a direct descendant of the one that stood in Newton's family's garden in 1666. Despite being blown down by a storm in 1820, the tree regrew from its original roots. Its descendants and clones can be found in various locations worldwide.
18 sty 2010 · Learn how Isaac Newton discovered gravity after an apple fell on his head, according to his biographer William Stukeley. See the original manuscript and the interactive digital version on the Royal Society website.
Learn about the history and significance of the apple tree that inspired Newton's theory of gravity. The original tree was blown down by a storm in 2022, but clones are still in the Garden.
26 cze 2018 · Learn about the history and legacy of the famous apple tree that inspired Newton's theory of gravity. Discover how clones and descendants of the tree are growing on six continents, and the challenges of cultivating them.
18 sty 2021 · Learn about the history and significance of the apple tree that inspired Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity. See how it was grafted from the original tree at his childhood home and visit it at Trinity College in Cambridge.
Learn the history and significance of the ancient apple tree that grew from a cutting taken from Newton's garden at Woolsthorpe Manor. Discover how Newton observed the fall of an apple and discovered universal gravitation in 1666.
24 wrz 2017 · Learn how an apple tree from Kent, England, led to the discovery of gravity by Sir Isaac Newton. Find out the history, location and descendants of the famous tree, and why it is still called Newton's tree.
