Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences


Newton Institute Artefacts

The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is fortunate in owning, through generous donations, a number of artefacts which not only enhance the interior and exterior of the building, but are of mathematical, historical and artistic interest. A brief 'tour' of these artefacts is given below - please click on the links or images for enlarged versions and information about each one.

1. Intuition, Genesis and Creation ~ Sculptures by John Robinson (In front of the building)

2. Bust of Dirac

3. Bust of Sir Michael Atiyah

4. Portrait of Isaac Newton

5. Newton's deathmask

6. Bust of Newton

7. Paolozzi's Newton

8. Apple Tree

9. Brunsviga Machines

10. Flags of the Undiscovered Planets

11. Mathematical Gates

12. Chinese Silk Coffee table

13. Deriving the Motions of Saturn and Jupiter II by Catherine M Stewart

14. Portrait of Nathan Mayer Rothschild

15. Newton's Interpretation of the Cosmos

16. Infinity


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