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Isaac Newton and the story of the apple

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Did Isaac Newton really come up with the theory of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree in his mother's garden? Philip Ball explores this famous story of a eureka moment Show more

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