Isaac Newton predicted when the world would likely end. His prediction was based on biblical texts, particularly the Book of Daniel.

The Lincolnshire home of scientist Sir Isaac Newton is to reopen to the public after its annual winter conservation work. He was born at Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham in 1642 and later returned to live there during the 1660s.

Letters uncovered from Sir Isaac Newton in 1704 could hold the key to what the future of civilisation might look like. The physicist, who was best-known for formulating the law of gravity, was also a keen theologist,

A letter from the renowned English scientist Sir Isaac Newton predicted when the world would end as we know it. The warning, scrawled above a maths calculation on a letter slip in 1704, says Earth will ‘reset’ in 2060.