Sad to say, as a Queen's College Student, this legend is incorrect. The bridge was built about 20 years after Newton's death, with bolts and nuts etc. It was rebuilt later, and the nuts/bolts were made more prominent, which may be where the legend comes from, but they were always there
this bridge is not based on gravity and force. It was built based on trigonometrical measurements and Circle Geometry (most likely angles and tangents of a circle)
Sad to say, as a Queen's College Student, this legend is incorrect. The bridge was built about 20 years after Newton's death, with bolts and nuts etc. It was rebuilt later, and the nuts/bolts were made more prominent, which may be where the legend comes from, but they were always there
Joey100816 3 months ago
this bridge is not based on gravity and force. It was built based on trigonometrical measurements and Circle Geometry (most likely angles and tangents of a circle)
12Action34 1 year ago
why the fuck do you have a cowboy hat
ThatsTheGoodShit 1 year ago
nothing to do with "gravity and force" it's to do with the tangent within a circle theorom i believe! good video
xxxpistolpetexxx 3 years ago
Indeed.
It is well documented that the bridge was built in 1749 (22 years after Newton's death) by James Essex and was designed by William Etheridge.
The Queens' College web site has a complete history of the bridge including its rebuilding in 1866 and 1905.
md95065 4 years ago