Books by Tracey Hecht. The Ominous Eye: The Nocturnals, Book 2. Written by Tracey Hecht with illustrations by Kate Liebman - Magic, Children's 7 - 11, Fantasy, Fiction, Friendship, Humor, Youth Fiction. When a violent jolt fractures the earth, the Nocturnal Brigade sets out to investigate its source.
Isaac Newton laid the blueprints for his three laws of motion, still recited by physics students, in 1666. Credit: Library of Congress Isaac Netwon is synonymous with apples and gravity.
Galileoâs motion experiments paved the way for the codification of classical mechanics by Isaac Newton. His heliocentrism (with modifications by Kepler) soon became accepted scientific fact. His inventions, from compasses and balances to improved telescopes and microscopes, revolutionized astronomy and biology.