Newton's Books Scanned, Posted Online

Officials at the Cambridge University, in the United Kingdom, announce that they recently made most of the books written by Sir Isaac Newton available online. These works, some of the most important scientific documents ever, are now available to the general public here.

Newton was the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge between 1669 and 1701, after having graduated from the university in 1665. He authored the book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which is widely considered to be one of the pillars of modern science.

In addition to mathematics, Newton (1642-1727) also studied optics, mechanics and gravity, alongside occultism and hermeneutics. He is widely considered to be one of the most important scientists to have ever lived.

Now, the bulk of his writings – those strong enough to withstand scanning – are published at the Cambridge University Library website.