17世纪60年代的一天,牛顿正坐在自家庄园的苹果树下深思,一只苹果突然不偏不倚地落在牛顿头上。牛顿灵光一闪,随即发现了“万有引力定律”。数百年来,苹果巧砸牛顿并砸出万有引力定律,一直是科学史上最为脍炙人口的一段佳话。然而,英国皇家学会最近披露的一段史料显示,“苹果砸中牛顿”并不属实,这只是一个“善意的谎言”。 One day in the 1660s, Newton was contemplating under an apple tree in his own estate, and an apple suddenly fell sharply on Newton's head. Newton a flash, then found “law of universal gravitation ”. For hundreds of years, Apple smashed Newton and hit the law of universal gravitation, which has been the most popular story in the history of science. However, a recent revelation by the Royal Society shows that “it is not true that Apple smashed Newton,” it is only a “lie of goodwill.”