Isaac Newton Quotes


Christ comes as a thief in the night, & it is not for us to know the times & seasons which God hath put into his own breast.


Citations

Newton, Isaac. Manuscript on Prophecy, Yahuda MS 1.2, fol. 11r, Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem.

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Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
  • Born: January 4, 1643
  • Died: March 31, 1727
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Mathematician

Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus.