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Through Babson's life, he had a strong interest in Isaac Newton, especially after learning how "Newton had combined the practical with the theoretical," similar to how Babson applied Newton's third law to finance. Babson's wife, Grace Babson, also had a strong interest in Newton, collecting much of Newton's work in a variety of translations, editions, and commentaries over many years, especially as at the time, it was much easier to amass a large collection of scientific writing as book collectors valued them much less. Following financial success, Grace was able to pursue her collection even further, later amounting over 1,000 editions of Newton materials, being the largest source in the United States. In 1995, Babson's collection was put in MIT's Burndy Library of Diber Institute, and later, in 2006, to The Huntington, San Marino, California, where it currently is displayed.

Between Sir Isaac Newton Library (now known as Tomasso Hall) and the Lunder Admission Center lay descendents of the original apple trees that had purportedly inspired Newton's idea of gravity. Grace also saved the parlor of Newton's last residence before its demolition, and created a replica in Babson Park.