A handwritten page from Stukeley’s book. The parchment is yellowed, and the ink is a deep brown color. The handwriting is neat and full of ornamentations.

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   "After dinner, the weather being warm, we went into the garden and drank thea, under the shade of some apple trees."

   Newton recounted the story of a falling apple to the writer William Stukeley, who included it in "The Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life."

   It's not clear whether this was really a moment of insight, or if Newton was just telling fanciful story to add a bit of color to the discovery.