In 18th-century France, science was a men’s club, and women were expected to be ornaments. One aristocrat, the Marquise ...

A new online Isaac Newton archive sheds light on an era where science, theology, alchemy and plain old black magic was all intertwined, Liz Williams reports for the Guardian. Back in the day, our ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of the most important human beings to walk the face of the Earth. On this day, in 1642, Sir Isaac Newton was born. He would be 371. Newton was a physicist and ...

People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover truth, and truth speaks for itself. But history tells a ...

Isaac Newton’s 17th century book, the Principia, gave the famed English scientist a reputation: “[T]here goes the man that writt a book that neither he nor any body else understands,” a Cambridge ...

This book is the foundation for modern physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A rare first edition of Isaac Newton's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sir Isaac Newton, the acclaimed physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, may be one of the most ...

Science texts aren't normally top earners at auctions, but Christie's just proved that there are major exceptions to this rule. The auction house has sold a first edition of Isaac Newton's 1687 ...