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the house in which Newton was born, I cut
it off an ancient apple tree growing in his
garden.” When lecturing in Glasgow, about
1875, the writer showed it to his audience.
The next morning, when removing his prop-
erty from the lecture table, he found that
his precious relic had been stolen. It would
be interesting to know who has got it now!
[2] It must be noted that these words,
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