- JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Isaac
Newton, one of the most influential scientists of all times, foretold the
end of the world by 2060, according to mansucripts by the famous physicist
on display since this Sunday at Jerusalem's Hebrew University.
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- These manuscripts have been on public disply for the
first time since 1969 within the framework of an exhibit entitled "Newton's
Secrets", according to a university press release.
- In a letter dated 1704, Isaac Newton, the British physicist
and astronomer interested in theology and alchemy, made a calculation based
on the biblical Book of Daniel. According to Newton, 1260 years had to
elapse between the re-establishment of the Holy Roman Empire by Charlemagne
in 800 A.D. and the end of times.
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- The National Library of the Hebrew University inherited
a number of manuscripts by the scientist, who lived from 1642 to 1727,
and who is better known for his rational discoveries concerning the Earth's
gravity.
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- Translation (c) 2007 Scott Corrales - IHU
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