BBC2 年
Cambridge University Botanic Garden's 'Newton's apple tree' falls in storm
Cambridge University Botanic Garden has lost its "Newton's apple tree" to Storm Eunice. Garden curator Dr Samuel Brockington said the tree was planted in 1954 and had stood at the Brookside ...
BBC6 年
Sir Isaac Newton tree 'clones' to inspire Loughborough students
Five cuttings have been gifted to the nearest university to the scientist's home. Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree is set to be "cloned" in a bid to inspire students to think like the pioneering ...
University of Manchester1 年
Newton’s apple seeds: celebrating international science centre day at Jodrell Bank ...
Sir Isaac Newton was famously sitting under an apple tree, when a falling apple inspired his revolutionary theories about gravity. Today, seeds from that very same apple tree have been collected and ...
BBC4 年
Isaac Newton and the story of the apple
He was sitting in the orchard at Woolsthorpe, thinking deep thoughts, when an apple fell from a tree. And all at once, Newton realised that the force of gravity pulling the apple down to the ...
MercoPress2 年
Argentine scientists plant sapling of Newton's tree to celebrate Researcher's Day
A sapling of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree has been planted in Argentina's Science Park as part of the festivities marking the April 10 Researcher's Day held by the National Council for Scientific ...