gravitational effects on fruit (Q6684656)

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studying how fruits are falling from trees, which supposedly inspired Newton's law of gravitation
  • Falling Apples
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    gravitational effects on fruit
    studying how fruits are falling from trees, which supposedly inspired Newton's law of gravitation
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    Cartoon depicting the famous speculative story about Isaac Newton, how he might have discovered the law of gravitation: Seeing a falling apple while watching the moon he realizes that both (earthly and celestial) objects are subject to the same force: gravitation. (English)
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