AI solves calculations that astronomers since Newton have struggled with
To make sure a planetary system is stable, astronomers need to calculate the motions of multiple interacting planets over billions of years and check each possible configuration for stability -- a computationally prohibitive undertaking.
Jul 14, 2020, 13:05 PM IST
Google doodle celebrates 372nd birth anniversary of German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
In philosophy, Leibniz is most noted for his conclusion that our Universe is, in a restricted sense, the best possible one that God could have created, an idea that was often lampooned by others such as Voltaire.
Jul 01, 2018, 11:34 AM IST
Stephen Hawking to be laid to rest near graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton was buried at the Abbey following his death in 1727, as was naturalist Charles Darwin a century and a half later in 1882.
Mar 21, 2018, 10:02 AM IST
Isaac Newton, the artist? Graffiti sketched by scientist as a young boy discovered
The sketch is thought to have been inspired by the building of a mill nearby during Newton's childhood.
Dec 11, 2017, 17:04 PM IST
