Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor on Christmas Day in 1642. It is here that he performed many of his most famous experiments, as well as observed an apple fall from a tree, inspiring him to formulate his law of universal gravitation. That apple tree is still alive, despite suffering significant damage from storms over the years, and can be seen in the yard encircled by low skirting.
Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor on Christmas Day in 1642. It is here that he performed many of his most famous experiments, as well as observed an apple fall from a tree, inspiring him to formulate his law of universal gravitation. That apple tree is still alive, despite suffering significant damage from storms over the years, and can be seen in the yard encircled by low skirting.