Woolsthorpe Manor

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/woolsthorpe-manor

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
2. What is the associated person?Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727), physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian

Annus Mirabilis: Latin for 'year of wonders', referring to Newton's incredibly productive period at Woolsthorpe Manor.
Universal Gravitation: Newton's law stating that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force proportional to their masses.
Classical Mechanics: The branch of physics developed by Newton that describes the motion of macroscopic objects.
Grade I Listed Building: A UK legal designation for buildings of exceptional architectural or historic interest, considered of national or international importance.