Archaeologists have discovered Isaac Newton’s childhood home near the location of iconic apple tree that resulted in the birth of the Theory of Gravity in the 17th century.
The remnants of the 17th century house of Newton’s mother’s house was discovered in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
According to the National Trust, a trove of everyday objects was found near Woolsthorpe Manor, an estate turned museum.
The theory of universal gravitation was formulated by Isaac Newton in the late 1600s.
The most famous account attributes it to his observation of a falling apple, which led him to theorize that the same force attracting the apple also kept the moon in orbit around the Earth.
According to the New York Post, Sir Isaac Newton was born and raised in Woolsthorpe Manor.
He wasn’t raised by his mother as she got married to someone else after Newton’s father’s death and went on to live with the children of her second husband.
The experts have revealed that the house near the famous tree got destroyed by a fire in the 1800s and now rubble from its demolition has been discovered.
A new tree was grown at the location of the famous apple tree in 1820 after the latter blew down and the tree planted is present till day at the location.
The new discovery comes after five years of excavations by the National Trust, which acquired the adjacent field in 2020.
