Woolsthorpe Manor (Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, England)

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Name (Latin)
Woolsthorpe Manor (Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, England)
Coordinates
-0.630556 -0.630556 52.809167 52.809167 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Manors England
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3316008
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: Isaac Newton of Woolsthorpe Manor and the King's School, Grantham, 2010.
  • Wikipedia, 20 Jan. 2012(Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton; Newton returned here when Cambridge University closed due to the plague, and here he performed many of his most famous experiments; this is also believed to be the site where Newton observed an apple fall from a tree, inspiring him to formulate his law of universal gravitation; now in the hands of the National Trust and open to the public)