Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity

The story of Isaac Newton's life. He discovered gravity, and the laws of motion that underpin much of modern physics. Yet he ...

Isaac Newton, scientist and inventor: “A man can imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true”

Explore how Newton’s discoveries in physics, mathematics, and optics reshaped science and continue to influence our understanding of the universe.
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An Oral History of Isaac Newton “Discovering” Gravity, as Told by His Contemporaries

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 ...

Quote of the day by Sir Isaac Newton: 'Atheism is so senseless…'

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 ...