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Most of Newtons biographers refer to the _______ story of the apple t
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Most of Newton’s biographers refer to the _______ story of the apple tree and the discovery of gravity, despite the story’s lack of verifiable sources.
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| A. humorous |
| B. empirical |
| C. baffling | D. apocryphal | E. comprehensible |
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Re: Most of Newtons biographers refer to the _______ story of the apple t
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Since apocryphal means (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true, wouldn't the answer to this question be D?
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But we do have most biographers....therefore many people, who could be scholars or even simple neighbors, knew the story and told us over the certurries.
In the end the story was not narrated by unknowns so it can not be labeled as apocryphal.
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In the end the story was not narrated by unknowns so it can not be labeled as apocryphal.
E is the correct choice
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