In today\u2019s episode of \u201cMatt About Town,\u201d WTOP\u2019s Matt Kaufax heads to D.C.’s Van Ness neighborhood to find Sir Isaac Newton’s apple tree.<\/p>\n
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How to find ‘Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree’ in DC<\/p>\n
The United States of America and the D.C. didn\u2019t exist during Sir Isaac Newton\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
But the man credited with developing the universal law of gravitation has an interesting tie to the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s episode of \u201cMatt About Town,\u201d WTOP\u2019s Matt Kaufax heads to the Van Ness neighborhood to embrace the wonders of gravity. Brace for falling apples in International Park.<\/p>\n
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