Newton predicted the earth would die in 2060

In a letter written in 1704, renowned British scientist Isaac Newton, the father of modern physics and astronomy, predicts the world will perish in 2060. The letter published in Jerusalem on Sunday last day

As a rationalist, the one who received royal immunity to obeying the church's teachings, but Newton used a passage of Scripture as the basis for his prediction.

(Photo: Crystalinks.com) Based on the verses in the Book of Prophecy, the author of the canonical laws of gravitation, motion and optics comments that the world will end up in 1,260 years after the light founded the sacred Roman Empire in western Europe in 800.

The letter, displayed at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is part of an exhibition called "Newton's Secrets ", one of the articles that the famous scientist left for the next, by a collector. Rich practice given.

The Hebrew University says this is the first time this letter has been publicized since 1969.

Newton's late 17th century works at Cambridge University were the foundation for modern science, until the discovery of relativity and quantum mechanics at the end of the last century.

But the famous physicist was also interested in the superstitious problems of his time, problems that had long since left modern science. Newton spent four years in the 1670s preparing to proceed with alchemy - an idea that could turn ordinary metals into gold.

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