The clear conception of the differential law is one of the greatest of Newton's intellectual achievements. What was needed was not only the idea but a formal mathematical method which was ...

SIR ISAAC NEWTON:Oh get me down ... Dick and Dom describe the major scientific achievements of 'Absolute Genius', Archimedes, who is best known for his work on floating and sinking.

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 ...

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 ...

Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe in the parish of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire on Christmas Day 1642, only son of Isaac, a farmer, and his wife Hannah (Ayscough). His father died before his birth ...