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Summary
A descendant of the tree from which an apple reputedly fell and inspired Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation. Found in the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge, England and photographed by Azeira, August 2004.
The plaque reads:
- Sir Isaac Newton's Apple
- This apple tree is a descendant by vegetative propagation of a tree which grew in the garden of Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, and which is reputed to be the tree from which fell the apple that helped Newton to formulate his theory of gravitation. The original tree is said to have died about 1815-1820.
- The variety is ' Flower of Kent'.
- This apple tree is a descendant by vegetative propagation of a tree which grew in the garden of Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, and which is reputed to be the tree from which fell the apple that helped Newton to formulate his theory of gravitation. The original tree is said to have died about 1815-1820.
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| Camera manufacturer | Hewlett-Packard Company |
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| Camera model | hp PhotoSmart 320 |
| Exposure time | 8323/250000 sec (0.033292) |
| F-number | f/4.5 |
| Date and time of data generation | 08:17, 1 August 2004 |
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| Date and time of digitizing | 08:17, 1 August 2004 |
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| Maximum land aperture | 6 |
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| Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
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