He predicted the end would be marked by plagues and war, as he wrote in the 1704 letter: “And the days of short lived Beasts ...
Newton wrote this ominous warning on a letter slip in 1704 ... the period of 1260 days, if dated from the complete conquest of the three kings A.C. 800, will end A.C. 2060. It may end later ...
Dated 1704, the letter reveals Newton’s belief that the apocalypse would occur in the mid-21st century. The scientist, also a ...