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Newtons Apple Tale Goes Online For First Time
The Royal Society posts an 18th century account of Isaac Newton's apple episode that inspired gravity. William Stukeley’s manuscript and notes on Newton’s contemplative moment appear with other historic papers as part of the society’s 350th anniversary online archive.
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Sir Isaac Newton
London
Isaac Newton
Newton
William Stukeley
Royal Society
Keith Moore
Apple
England
University of Cambridge
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Robert Hooke
Leonardo
Jane Austen
British Library
Academy of Scientists