One of the most valuable scientific documents in history changed hands this week, when an autographed Isaac Newton manuscript of revisions to three sections of the first edition of the Philosophiae ...

Sir Isaac Newton, unquestionably one of the greatest scientists of all time, published his defining book, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 325 years ago today. The text lays down Newton’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Some of the most fundamental scientific principals govern how forces can change the way objects move. The rules that affect mass, velocity, inertia, acceleration and gravity were drawn up by Isaac ...

Isaac Newton’s own first edition copy of his book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1687) with handwritten corrections for the second edition (Wikimedia Commons) (Fun fact before we ...

Handwritten notes that show one of history's greatest scientific minds in action are going up for auction in London. Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy set out the laws of ...

Is Isaac Newton's Principia out of date now? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Paul Mainwood ...