Isaac Newton’s 17th century book, the Principia, gave the famed English scientist a reputation: “[T]here goes the man that writt a book that neither he nor any body else understands,” a Cambridge ...

Renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end in a letter dating back more than 300 years ago. A letter from the famous mathematician and physicist - who was best known for ...

This book is the foundation for modern physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A rare first edition of Isaac Newton's ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sir Isaac Newton, the acclaimed physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, may be one of the most ...

Isaac Newton, a pivotal figure of the Scientific Revolution, made ground breaking discoveries in optics, mechanics, and mathematics. His observations of the solar system, particularly Earth's precise ...

Today, on April 15, in 1726, English antiquarian William Stukeley visited Sir Isaac Newton, a day he would recall after Newton's death in his 1752 book, Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life. They ...

Isaac Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (known by its shortened Latin name, the Principia) is a massive, three-volume 17th-century treatise that is one of the most influential ...

If you asked people strolling down Fifth Avenue to name a genius, most would probably cite Albert Einstein. "Ask them to name another one, it would be (Isaac) Newton," said Mordechai Feingold, curator ...