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    Image number: RS.4849
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    Wooden rulers from Woolsthorpe

    Date
    19th century
    Object type
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    Material
    Dimensions
    length: 400mm
    Subject
    Description
    Two wooden rulers supposedly made from an ancient apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor, Isaac Newton's family home.

    An inscription on the rulers reads 'Made of the Wood of Sir Isaac Newton's Apple Tree at Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire'. Underneath this phrase are the initials 'C. T.' which stands for Charles Turnor.
    Object history
    Charles Turnor was the owner of Woolsthorpe Manor in the 19th century and donated these rulers to the Royal Society.
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