In the 17th Century, a scientist called Isaac Newton investigated the way things move and came up with three laws of motion. His laws are still very important and examples can be found everywhere ...

Newton's First Law applies particularly well under freefall conditions. Sky divers who jump from a plane do not continue to accelerate to the ground at ever increasing speeds – if they did ...

This document, which Newton likely wrote in the mid-1670s, is part of an eight-page manuscript now housed at Yale University.* The manuscript contains extracts from Newton's favorite alchemist ...

Considered one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, Newton devoted his life to the study of the natural world, discovering the laws of gravity and motion, analyzing light, and developing the ...