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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 May 2014

    Newton’s AppleTree at his home. Hold an Apple nearby & you rise weightless, they say. #WatchingCosmospic.twitter.com/5lO4VZLTFB

    7:11 PM - 11 May 2014
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      1. Observing Space‏ @ObservingSpace 11 May 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        This made my day MT @neiltyson Newton’s apple tree at his home. Hold an #apple nearby & you rise weightless, they saypic.twitter.com/mz8MGiHulH

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      2. Shmoo Report‏ @ShmooReport 2 Jun 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Newton’s AppleTree at his home. Hold an Apple nearby & you rise weightless, they say. #WatchingCosmos pic.twitter.com/dTPALubCfg”

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      1. karin lippert‏ @klippert 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson Thank you for everything you are doing to make science fact & fun!

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      2. Jonathan McDowell‏Verified account @planet4589 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson I thought the original tree had been cut down? There is a slice of the trunk in the RAS library, that used to belong to Herschel

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      3. Jonathan McDowell‏Verified account @planet4589 11 May 2014
        Replying to @planet4589

        @neiltyson @TychoGirl the late librarian Peter Hingley would let you touch the fragment of the True Tree if you asked nicely.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. Christine Rueter‏ @TychoGirl 11 May 2014
        Replying to @planet4589

        @planet4589 Very, very cool.

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      1. Katherine‏ @artkat512 13 May 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Newton’s AppleTree at his home. Hold an Apple nearby & you rise weightless, they say. #WatchingCosmos pic.twitter.com/nkEhBBrMRK”

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      1. Free Range Wine‏ @FreeRangeWine 11 May 2014
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        Nerds rule! @neiltyson "Newton’s AppleTree.... Hold an Apple nearby & you rise weightless, they say." #WatchingCosmospic.twitter.com/vUhsqsHLeM

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      1. David Crosby‏Verified account @thedavidcrosby 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane …and very large thanks again for Cosmos

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      2. Katherine Birkett‏ @Kitty_B_Good 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson That's just less than one hour's drive from where I live!

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      3. MPDZA‏ @mpdjhb 11 May 2014
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        @Kitty_B_Good @neiltyson Hold an apple in your hand while driving and you can be there last week!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. David Crosby‏Verified account @thedavidcrosby 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson @SethMacFarlane definitely funny pic ….thanks

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      1. Tom Wray‏ @GreenIceT 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson Funny! And, here's a thought... Why do Americans have such an affinity for beer and sodas? Because we are a Carbon Nation.

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      1. Juan Lederhosen‏ @JuanLederhosen 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson http://www.facebook.com/ilikesciencejustfineiguess …

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      2. Novy-San‏ @novysan 11 May 2014
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        @neiltyson We have a clone from a clipping here on the MIT campus. Can't wait to make cider and test its specific...er...gravity! :)

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Meredith Scheff-King‏ @LadyCartoonist 11 May 2014
        Replying to @novysan

        @novysan @neiltyson So you're saying MIT is inventing the Fizzy Lifting Drink.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Novy-San‏ @novysan 11 May 2014
        Replying to @LadyCartoonist

        @LadyCartoonist @neiltyson And has been at Senior House since at least the early 60's. ;)

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      5. Meredith Scheff-King‏ @LadyCartoonist 11 May 2014
        Replying to @novysan

        @novysan I have vague memories of energized conversation and pitchers of drink.

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      1. Dominic m ramirez‏ @m_domram17 13 May 2014
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        @neiltyson but it does no use can you try to contact me so we can talk I want my ideas out there

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