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Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth ist ein Weiler (englisch: Hamlet) der Gemeinde Colsterworth im District South Kesteven der englischen Grafschaft Lincolnshire. Bekannt ist der Ort als Geburtsort von Isaac Newton.
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (to distinguish it from Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir in the same county) is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is best known as the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is 1 mile (2 km) northwest of the village of Colsterworth on the A1 road.
Vor 2 Tagen · Woolsthorpe Manor tells the story of Newton's time at Woolsthorpe, from his birth and childhood to the discoveries of his Year of Wonders. In the 17th century manor house you can stand in the room where he used a prism to split sunlight into the colours of the rainbow, exploring the nature of light. From the window you can see the ...
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Isaac Newton recounted to his contemporary William Stukeley how an apple tree in the orchard inspired him to work on his law of universal gravitation. Dendrochronology confirms one of the trees in the orchard to be over 400 years old, having regrown from roots surviving from a tree which blew down in 1820. It is attended to by gardeners, secured wi...
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (not to be confused with Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, also in Lincolnshire) has grown from a hamlet of several houses in the seventeenth century to a small village of several hundred houses today; much of the original land once owned by Woolsthorpe Manor was sold to a nearby family,[citation needed]and some of the immediate o...
Appears in episode three and ten of the TV documentary Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, whilst discussing the development of planetary motion and Newton's work on the matter.Appears in opening to episode 2 "Wild Blue Yonder" of the 60th anniversary series of Doctor Who, first broadcast on the 2nd of December 2023.Also appears in a BBC documentary, Isaac Newton: The Dark Heretic.Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is notable as the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, his home, Woolsthorpe Manor, being a visitor attraction. Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth village hall was built as a result of an appeal in Newton's memory, and is named after him.
Woolsthorpe is a hamlet within the Parish of Colsterworth. The definite beginnings of it are long gone, lost in the mists of time, but two good reasons for choosing the site remain: a sheltered valley and a good water supply.
Visit the 17th century farmhouse where Sir Isaac Newton was born and discovered the law of gravity. Explore the orchard, the church, the science exhibits and workshops at this Lincolnshire attraction.
