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Newton did not discover gravity (graavity had always been known). He discovered (or rather put forth theories on) the laws of motion and gravity as an attractive force between masses. Lincolnshire, England

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What motivated Isaac Newton to do what he did?

Well Isaac Newton probally just liked doing what he did. But he did have solid evedince before hestarted reserch. And he had to prove what happened otherwise he would have been beheaded for going against what the king said. Remember he was living in the 16 and 17 hundreds.


Who thought up the theory of gravity when an apple fell on his head and when?

Sir Isaac Newton in the 1660s :- he told the story of watching an apple fall from a tree and it has been embellished over the years to it hitting him on the head


Which scientist discovered gravity?

Gravity is a term coined by Sir Isaac Newton. Newton discovered Gravity. He noticed this phenomena in the world famous story when an Apple fell down from a tree under which Newton was sitting, and Newton thought, as to why the apple fall down and not upwards or sideways. Hence leading to his discovery of Gravity.


Was Isaac Newton hit with an apple?

The famed apple which bonked Newton on the head is a variety called 'Flower of Kent'. Which is a green cooking apple (which does not taste that great apparently). tenzicut http://www.downtotherootsmagazine


Newton figured out that the force that made an apple fall from a tree was the same as the one keeping the Moon in orbit around Earth?

The legend is that Newton made the connection between the 2 questions when he watched the falling apple ........... Newton realized that the same unbalanced force affected the motions of the apple and the moon.It all has to do with gravity. The moon pulls the waves with the force pulling up or rising the waves, well the apple is brought to the ground with the force or the gravity on Earth.Legend says that Newton, said that the force that made the apple fall from the tree, makes earth fall from the sun and the moon fall from the earth. This force operates throughout the Universe and is a Universal Force..

Related Questions

What story made Isaac Newton famous?

The story of the falling apple leading to Newtton's law of Gravity.


What falling fruit inspired sir isaac newton to discover the law of gravity'?

The falling apple inspired Sir Isaac newton.


What color was the apple that fell on isaac newtons head?

There is no historical record of the color of the apple that fell on Isaac Newton's head. The famous story about Newton's apple and the theory of gravity is a popular myth that has been passed down over the years.


What landed on Sir Isaac Newtons head?

The story that an apple landed on his head is purely fictitious. There is no evidence at all to suggest such a thing happened.


What date was is when the apple fell on newtons head?

It never happened ... that's just a story.


What scientist was inspitred by a falling apple?

Some don't believe that story, but ... Newton.


How did the apple fall out of the tree and onto Isaac newtons head?

This has actually been greatly speculated on, as Newton, according to his own memoirs never said he was hit in the head by an apple, but only saw that apples fell while in the garden. He then used it as an example to explain his hypothesis and then theory to others. "The weather being warm, we went into the garden and drank tea, under shade of some apple-trees, only he and myself. Amidst other discourses, he told me, he was just in the same situation, as when formerly, the notion of gravitation came into his mind. It was occasioned by the fall of an apple, as he sat in contemplative mood. Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground, thought he to himself. Why should it not go sideways or upwards, but constantly to the earth's centre." -From Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life pp19-20. It was pointed out on one forum that it was actually a gentleman by the name of John Conduitt, that had the 'gravity' revelation after his wife (Newtons niece), was struck on the head by an apple.


What motivated Isaac Newton to do what he did?

Well Isaac Newton probally just liked doing what he did. But he did have solid evedince before hestarted reserch. And he had to prove what happened otherwise he would have been beheaded for going against what the king said. Remember he was living in the 16 and 17 hundreds.


What does an apple have to do with gravity?

Because Sir Isaac Newton was one day watching an apple fall from a tree. Eventually he had come up wiith the force of gravity. Also, apples are affected by gravity, just like nearly everything else.


When was story of Isaac written?

Story of Isaac was created in 1969.


What does the apple have to do with gravity and the moon?

The story of the apple falling on Isaac Newton's head is a popularized version of the events that led him to develop his theory of gravity. Newton's law of universal gravitation describes the attraction between objects with mass, like the apple and Earth, and explains how the moon stays in orbit around Earth.


What has an apple got to do with Isaac Newton story?

An apple fell on his head so it made him think "Why did the apple fall on my head" so he revealed GRAVITY to the world! he stated for gravity what goes up must come down