推 twericlin:也太random了吧 07/24 12:31
→ tukey:有空一起去吃蘋果，看能不能增加點對物理的瞭解! by物理白癡 07/24 17:15
註：上禮拜剛去，樹上結著尚未成熟的綠色蘋果，
而且一旁還有個被咬過的蘋果雕像。
(http://www.botany.wisc.edu/Garden/UW-Botanical_Garden/Art.html)
相關報導如下
Descendant of Newton's apple tree gravitates to UW
May 23, 2001
by Terry Devitt
A direct descendant of the apple tree that bore the falling fruit
that inspired the notion of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton is
being donated to UW-Madison by U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner.
The tree, which was presented to Sensenbrenner by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for his service as chair
of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, will be
planted and dedicated this Friday, May 25, at 11 a.m. in the
UW-Madison Botanical Garden.
The tree is a graft of the original, which grew in the garden of
Newton's mother. Newton was staying at the home when he did his
early work on gravitation in 1665-66. According to accounts of
Newton's work, the English scientist was aware at the time that
there was a force pulling the moon toward the center of the Earth
and that force prevented the moon from leaving its orbit around
our planet. He also knew how great the force might be and how it
must decrease with distance from the Earth. Pondering the
phenomenon in his garden, the falling apple inspired calculations
that showed that the moon and the apple were pulled by the same force.
The work became a pillar of physics, linking physics and astronomy
and providing clues to the motions of the moon, the sun, the planets
and the stars.
In addition to enhancing the Botanical Garden with a feature of
historic importance, the tree will be used for educating UW-Madison
students and has already been incorporated into the summer Botany 101
curriculum.
A graduate of the Law School, Sensenbrenner served as chair of the
House Science Committee from 1995 to 2000. As chair, he played a key
role in oversight and support of the public scientific enterprise in
the United States. He now chairs the House Judiciary Committee.
The planting and dedication of the tree, open to news media, will
take place in the Botanical Garden behind Birge Hall. The garden is
at the intersection of University Avenue and Mills Street.
From: http://www.news.wisc.edu/6206
ps:謝謝安立分享這個景點喔！
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