A recent visit to Woolsthorpe Hall, home of Sir Isaac Newton, found many references to William Stukeley, his biographer.
The men were friends of Maurice Johnson and were early members of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society founded by Johnson. When young, Stukeley and Johnson often visited woods (long gone, alas!) at Fleet to study nature and discuss matters raised by their enquiring minds.
Sir Isaac Newton once advised Maurice Johnson: Ask questions, always ask questions.
Woolsthorpe has interactive displays for modern enquiring minds and has become a place of pilgrimage for thousands who revere Newton’s work; without Newton many scientific advances would not have happened, including space travel.
The former home of Maurice Johnson, Ayscoughfee Hall, is displaying drawings by Stukeley from October 5th until the 16th.
Enquiring minds, young or old, should see them!
Joan Woolard
Fleet Hargate
