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Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England, in 1643 into a well-to-do family of low social standing.
'NewtonGate' 2005
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His mother, twice a widow, moved back to "Woolsthorpe," a big name for a very small estate.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Elbert Hubbard 1885
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A flower of Kent apple tree in the grounds of Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire proved decisive in Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity.
Capture the history of Britain's ancient trees | Brian Muelaner 2011
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Born: 4 Jan 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Truth and Science 2007
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Newton spent all but three months from the summer of 1665 until the spring of 1667 at home in Woolsthorpe when the university was closed because of the plague.
Isaac Newton Smith, George 2007
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Newton was devoted to his mother, and she to him, but there was no one in Woolsthorpe with whom he could discuss his intellectual achievements.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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Newton was devoted to his mother, and she to him, but there was no one in Woolsthorpe with whom he could discuss his intellectual achievements.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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The immortal Sir Isaac Newton, born in 1642, at Woolsthorpe, in
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The son of a farmer, he was born at Woolsthorpe, in Lincolnshire, after his father's death, -- a feeble, sickly child.
English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee
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Woolsthorpe, and Redmile -- nearly two hundred in number -- consisting of calico, flannel dresses, stockings, and handkerchiefs, each person at the same time receiving a loaf of bread and a pint of ale.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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