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Did an apple really fall on Newton’s head?

Everyone knows that The Principia was based on the inspiration that struck Newton when the apple struck his head, as you can see from the cartoon above. The thought that passed through his head was as follows: “Clearly the earth attracts the apple in the same way that it attracts the moon, and the forceContinue reading “Did an apple really fall on Newton’s head?”