<ul><li>Physicists in the UK have proposed an International Year of Classical Physics in 2027 to honor Isaac Newton and the branch of physics that underpins much of everyday life.</li><li>The official logo for the International Year of Classical Physics is a bright green Flower of Kent apple, a tribute to Newton, who famously developed our understanding of gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree of that variety.</li><li>Crispin McIntosh-Smith, chief classical physicist at the University of Lincoln, aims to get endorsement for the International Year of Classical Physics from the United Nations.</li><li>The year will feature numerous outreach events and a gala launch ceremony in Grantham, closest to Newton's birthplace, as well as a scientific workshop in the grounds of Woolsthorpe Manor.</li></ul>

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