Sir Isaac Newton - Monument

 

It was during King James II’s reign that Isaac Newton published ‘Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy’ in 1687.  Sir Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 20th March 1727; and there is a monument to him to the north of the entrance of the choir in the Abbey.

Sir Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 20th March 1727; and there is a monument to him to the north of the entrance of the choir in the Abbey.

There is a bronze statue by Eduardo Paolozzi which is 12 feet in height (which shows Newton bending over pointing a compass) that is outside the British Library, Euston Road, it was commissioned by the British Library. The nearest tube stations are St Pancras International and King's Cross Station.