starlust.org·3 min read·medium
Isaac Newton's 1704 doomsday prophecy predicted the year the world would end
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A 1704 letter written by Sir Isaac Newton reveals his prediction that the world would end in 2060 based on his interpretation of biblical texts. Newton calculated this date by converting 1,260 days mentioned in the Book of Daniel into years, starting from the founding of the Holy Roman Empire.
We all know Sir Isaac Newton for his most groundbreaking work in the laws of motion and the law of gravity that changed how we understand the universe and life on Earth. But among his influential discoveries, he also made a prediction on when our world would come to an end.
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