Renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end in a letter dating back more than 300 years ago. Also a theologian, Sir Isaac based his predictions for the end of the world on ...

He’s one of history’s greatest thinkers, but while Sir Isaac Newton changed our understanding of the universe, he had some pretty bonkers ideas in his time, too. Unpublished notes penned by the ...

Isaac Newton is known as one of the most important scientists in history, yet much of his personal life remains surprisingly unknown. He is remembered for gravity, the laws of motion, and calculus, ...

Sir Isaac Newton's work on physics is often associated with the image of a solitary genius unlocking the secrets of the ...

A 17th-century manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton that was held in a private collection for decades is being placed online, offering a fascinating glimpse into the work of the celebrated physicist ...

Sir Isaac Newton, PRS, (4 January [O.S. 25 December 1642] 1643 to 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor and natural philosopher who is ...

The Cambridge papers of Sir Isaac Newton, including early drafts and Newton’s annotated copies of Principia Mathematica -- a work that changed the history of science -- have been added to UNESCO's ...

GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ, MATHEMATICIAN: When Isaac first explained his theory of gravity to me, I remember being impressed. Not by the theory, which, as far as I could tell, was basically that stuff falls ...

“IT is with the belief that the publication of these papers will lead to a better comprehension of [Newton] … and to a more rational appreciation of his achievements, that the History of Science ...

Mammoth task Deciphering the many writings that Isaac Newton left on his death has confounded scholars for centuries. (Courtesy: Science Photo Library; Newton Project) When Sir Isaac Newton died early ...