page_title: Catherine Barton
hierarchical_section_title: Catherine Barton
caption_attribution_description: English: Catherine Barton, Isaac Newton's half-niece
context_page_description: Catherine Barton was a noted beauty and wit. She oversaw the running of her uncle, scientist Isaac Newton's household. She was reputed to be the source of the story of the apple inspiring Newton's work on gravity, and his papers came to her on his death. She was rumoured to have been the mistress of the poet and statesman Charles Montagu and later married politician John Conduitt.
context_section_description: Catherine Barton (1679–1739) was a noted beauty and wit. She oversaw the running of her uncle, scientist Isaac Newton's household. She was reputed to be the source of the story of the apple inspiring Newton's work on gravity, and his papers came to her on his death. She was rumoured to have been the mistress of the poet and statesman Charles Montagu and later married politician John Conduitt.
caption: Catherine as a young woman
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