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The History of Newton' S Apple Tree This article was downloaded by: [University of York] On: 06 October 2014, At: 06:04 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Contemporary Physics Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcph20 The history of Newton's apple tree R. G. Keesing Published online: 08 Nov 2010. To cite this article: R. G. Keesing (1998) The history of Newton's apple tree, Contemporary Physics, 39:5, 377-391, DOI: 10.1080/001075198181874 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001075198181874 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. 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Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions Contemporary Physics, 1998, volume 39, number 5, pages 377 ± 391 The history of Newton’s apple tree (Being an investigation of the story of Newton and the apple and the history of Newton’s apple tree and its propagation from the time of Newton to the present day) R. G. KEESING This article contains a brief introduction to Newton’ s early life to put into context the subsequent events in this narrative. It is followed by a summary of accounts of Newton’ s famous story of his discovery of universal gravitation which was occasioned by the fall of an apple in the year 1665/6. Evidence of Newton’ s friendship with a prosperous Yorkshire family who planted an apple tree arbour in the early years of the eighteenth century to celebrate his discovery is presented. A considerable amount of new and unpublished pictorial and documentary material is included relating to a particular apple tree which grew in the garden of Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace) and which blew down in a storm before the year 1816. Evidence is then presented which describes how this tree was chosen to be the focus of Newton’s account. Details of the propagation of the apple tree growing in the garden at Woolsthorpe in the early part of the last century are then discussed, and the results of a dendrochronological study of two of these trees is presented. It is then pointed out that there is considerable evidence to show that the apple tree presently growing at Woolsthorpe and known as `Newton’s apple tree’ is in fact the same specimen which was identi® ed in the middle of the eighteenth century and which may now be 350 years old. In conclusion early results from a radiocarbon dating study being carried out at the University of Oxford on core samples from the Woolsthorpe tree lend support to the contention that the present tree is one and the same as that identi® ed as Newton’s apple tree more than 200 years ago. Very recently genetic ® ngerprinting techniques have been used in an attempt to identify from which sources the various `Newton apple trees’ planted throughou t the world originate. The tentative result of this work suggests that there are two separate varieties of apple tree in existence which have been accepted as `the tree’. One may conclude that at least some of the current Newton apple trees have no connection with the original tree at Woolsthorpe Manor. Downloaded by [University of York] at 06:04 06 October 2014 Introduction generations and now has the status of a legend. When I ® rst Who does not know the name of Newton is imperishable heard it I assumed that it was just an am using anecdote. It connected with an . apple? The story has been often repeated was on a visit to Woolsthorpe Manor, in Lincolnshire, and often rejected. Those who are attached to it, however, will Newton’ s birthplace, in 1976 that I was surprised to learn learn to their satisfaction that Professor Rigaud [Savillian that there was more to the story than I had realized. More Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford, 1827 ± surprising was the claim that a grafted cutting from the 1839] thinks it derived from unquestionable authority: and, original apple tree was still growing in the garden. I recall moreover . the apple tree (now converted into a chair) is looking at the small tree by the main door of the manor preserved at Woolsthorpe to testify to it to this day. (The house with amazement and disbelief and wondering on Edinburgh Review, 1843: 419). what evidence this claim was based. Over the years I have unearthed a considerable quantity The story of Newton observing the fall of an apple and of documentary evidence concerning the history of the `discovering the law of gravity’ has been told to countless story and the particular tree which has been quite taxing to come by. However there have been two instances which Author’s address: Department of Physics, University of York, Heslington, were completely unexpected, one of which brought forward York YO10 5DD, UK; e-mail: rgk1@ york.ac.uk. a wealth of material without which this investigation would 0010-7514/98 $12.00 Ó 1998 Taylor & Francis Ltd 378 R. G. Keesing have been stillborn. This occurred on a visit to the late own mother went to live with the Rev. Barnabus Smith at Major H.B. Turnor in the spring of 1977, the last private North Witham, a mile or so away. Smith was 63 years old owner of Woolsthorpe Manor. It transpired that the and of some considerable means. Thus the young Newton Turnor family had owned Woolsthorpe from the time of was brought up without either parent until he was about 11 Newton and possessed records of the house from the early years old when his mother returned to the farm after the part of the eighteenth century. Amongst these was a death of her second husband. By this time she had three drawing of `the apple tree’ taken 150 years earlier. After all more children with her, two girls and a boy. the years of searching, this remains the most important Newton learned to read and write at two `dam e schools’ in single piece of evidence for there being a distinct, the area and at the age of 11 went to King’s School in identi® able tree from which Newton observed the apple Grantham where he lodged with the local apothecary, a Mr fall. The second occurred on a visit to Woolsthorpe Manor Clark, during the week, returning home at the weekends. in September 1977 to photograph the house from the site of For the ® rst three years at King’ s School, Newton was the original tree. I was walking backwards composing the normally near the bottom of the class. It seemed that he was scene from the Turnor drawing through the view® nder of a academically able, but his interests lay elsewhere. He, for camera when I found myself lying upon my back. instance, enjoyed making mechanical devices, sun dials, Regaining my feet I looking round and was amazed to water clocks and the like and may have found regular school ® nd that I had fallen over what appeared to be the tree work dull. A much recorded incident was to change all this. illustrated in his drawing. Even now the memory of the It concerned a ® ght which Newton had with Richard Storer, event is disorientating for I recall the confusion of not the stepson of the apothecary Clark. There had been some knowing whether I was in the year 1820 or 1977. The disagreement between them and Storer had kicked Newton surprise was compounded by the fact that on an earlier visit in the stomach. As a result Newton challenged him to a ® ght. the warden of the property had not mentioned the existence After school they set about resolving their diŒerences and of this ancient tree which was held by some to be a Newton, the smaller boy, delivered such a beating to Storer regeneration of Newton’ s original apple tree. that he pleaded for mercy, but Newton not yet satis® ed, The sequence in which I shall present the facts of this dragged the poor boy across to a wall and rubbed his nose investigation is anything but the order in which they have into it. The dispute being settled Newton seemed to have emerged. Firstly the accounts of the various versions of the resolved to overtake Storer in class and in doing so overtook story will be discussed in order to establish the historical the rest of the school. It soon became clear to his school background.
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