"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?" sings Kermit the Frog in a song (about rainbows) called "Rainbow Connection" from 1979's "The Muppet Movie." And it's not just songs that feature rainbows ...

Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe ... For example, rather than trust texts on optics, he experimented by sticking a bodkin – a blunt needle – in his eye to see its ...

This vlog style film introduces the work of Alhazen, and the scientific discoveries that he made about optics and the eye ... The work of Sir Isaac Newton. videoThe work of Sir Isaac Newton ...

For graduate students, the primary areas of research at Harvard are high-energy particle physics, atomic and molecular physics, physics of solids and fluids, astrophysics, nuclear physics, statistical ...

Learn about the life and scientific contributions of Johannes Kepler, the 17th-century astronomer known for his laws of ...

Isaac Newton introduced the reflecting telescope in 1668 ... Modern telescopes incorporate adaptive optics to correct atmospheric distortions, digital sensors for precise imaging, and ...

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Isaac Newton predicted the end of the world in a chilling letter he penned over 300 years ago. The renowned physicist who discovered the law of gravity wrote in 1704 that the world would cease to ...

Surprise at new animal species discovered in Ethiopia: scientist kept it in captivity for 20 years and has now released it Isaac Newton is one of the most celebrated scientists in history.

Sir Isaac Newton, a renowned scientist known for formulating the laws of motion and gravity, predicted the world as we know it would end in 2060. Newton scrawled this ominous warning on a letter ...