Richard S. Westfall, an authority on the scientific revolution of the 17th Century and the author of the standard work on the life of Sir Isaac Newton, has died. Mr. Westfall, 72, a professor emeritus ...

It’s not the end of the world… yet. Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter he ...

AT last we have an adequate biography of Newton. Prof. More would not wish us to say it was perfect-that would have been impossible-but he has spent seven years reading the documents and considering ...

According to one of the greatest scientific minds in history, the world is going to end in 2060. At least, that's what a rare collection of papers by Sir Isaac Newton appears to suggest, but the ...

Cambridge University has put online 4,000 pages of scientific and mathematical manuscripts authored by Sir Isaac Newton. The first installment of the Cambridge Newton papers is now available for ...

CAMBRIDGE, England — Original handwritten manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton — including the great scientist’s famous laws of motion — were published online Monday for the first time. Cambridge ...

Timothy Ferris is the author, most recently, of "Seeing in the Dark: How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe," which won the 2003 PEN USA West award for research nonfiction ...

Sir Isaac Newtons beer mug offers key clues about his work. Sir Issac Newton, best known for formulating the laws of motion and gravity, wrote about his revolutionary findings using homemade ink that ...

A WORLD-ending apocalypse will take place 35 years - according to a resurfaced letter by revolutionary scientist Sir Isaac Newton. The ominous prediction, made by the groundbreaking genius best known ...