09.02.2012                      16.Schwat. 5772

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Israel National Library uploads trove of Newton's theological tracts

Unlike Newton's scientific texts, owned by the University of Cambridge in England, his theological writings made their way to the National Library of Israel.

The end of the world will be coming in just another 48 years, in 2060, according to the father of modern physics, Isaac Newton, who died in 1727. His calculations were not based on mathematical principles or the laws of physics, but instead on the Christian Bible and the Book of Daniel from the Hebrew Bible.
Anyone interested in delving further into Newton's calculations will now be able to find it on the website of the National Library of Israel, which owns Newton's manuscripts on theological topics. The library has put digital copies of all of Newton's theological writing on the Internet, with the support of the David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation….