Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall ...

When Sir Isaac Newton watched an apple fall from a tree in 1666, he had a brilliant insight that led to his discovery of gravity. 1,2 Little did Newton know that more than three centuries after his ...

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 ... don’t fall for cosy eureka ...

It is claimed that while in the garden, he observed an apple falling from a tree that led to his theory of gravity. The 17th Century house is now in the care of the National Trust. Emma Michalek ...