The Papers of Sir Isaac Newton

The theological papers reveal an extraordinary and unfamiliar side of Isaac Newton and contribute to a fuller understanding of his character, his religious views, and his interaction with society and the world around him in 17th and 18th century England. The papers shed new light on Newton's mystic and apocalyptic interests, and show that he was as original and radical a religious thinker as he was a scientist. They add a significant and valuable body of knowledge to the study of European intellectual and religious history, as well as to the history of science.

Please also consult the The Scientific and Mathematical Papers of Sir Isaac Newton, by Israel and United Kingdom and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2017. This records were recommended as an addition to The Papers of Sir Isaac Newton inscribed in the Memory of the World Register in 2015.

Registration Year: 2015
Submission Year: 2014
Submitted by: Israel
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Untitled Treatise on Revelation - Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 1. fol. 001r
Untitled Treatise on Revelation - Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 1. fol. 001r
Fragment on the History of the Church's Apostasy - Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 18 fol. 001r
Fragment on the History of the Church's Apostasy - Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 18 fol. 001r
Newton’s Expenses at Cambridge – Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 34 fol. 001r
Newton’s Expenses at Cambridge – Page One. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 34 fol. 001r
The Hieroglyphical Figures of Nicholas Flammel Explained. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Ms. Var. 259.3 fol. 5r
The Hieroglyphical Figures of Nicholas Flammel Explained. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Ms. Var. 259.3 fol. 5r
Newton’s Map of the Middle East. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 1.8 fol. 17ra
Newton’s Map of the Middle East. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. 1.8 fol. 17ra
Notes on the Jewish Temple. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. Var. 28e fol. 2v
Notes on the Jewish Temple. From the collection of Newton Papers at the National Library of Israel. Catalogued as Yehuda, Ms. Var. 28e fol. 2v