Sir Isaac Newton FRS (4 January 1643 31 March 1727 [OS: 25 December 1642 20 March 1727]) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian who is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of the most influential men in human history. His 1687 publication of the Philosophić Naturalis Principia Mathematica (usually called the Principia) is considered to be among the most influential books in the history of science, laying the groundwork for most of classical mechanics.
An original manuscript containing Isaac Newton's laws of motion is being made available online by Cambridge University, along with other historic works by him, one of the most influential scientist who ever lived. The University today published more than 4,000 pages of Newton's most important works on a new digital library website. Read more
Philosophić Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", often called the Principia, is a work in three books by Isaac Newton, first published 5 July 1687.