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The Newton Apple Tree
A descendant of the original tree whose fruit gave inspirational impetus to Isaac Newton's theory of gravitational forces was nurtured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and transplanted here on the grounds of the National Bureau of Standards on March 15, 1957.This tree, propagated from the descendant, was planted in April 2000 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology - formerly the National Bureau of Standards - to perpetuate the tradition.
The National Bureau of Standards, founded March 3, 1901, occupied this site from 1903 to 1968.
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| HM Number | HM2CG4 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 8:04pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 320990 N 4312352 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.94185000, -77.06550000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 56.511', W 77° 3.93' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 56' 30.66" N, 77° 3' 55.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3500 International Dr NW, Washington DC 20008, US |
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