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In his paper ˵Space and Time″ a hundred years ago Minkowski gave us the adequate relativistic picture of the world. According to him what exists is an absolute four-dimensional world in which the ordinary physical bodies are worldlines. Minkowski conjectured that physical laws might find their most perfect expression as interrelations between these worldlines. The purpose of this paper is to examine further whether Minkowski΄s idea can be applied to different areas of physics. It is shown that not only does it work perfectly in classical physics and general relativity, but also provides a deeper understanding of some difficult questions (including the origin of inertia) and demonstrates that taking seriously the existence of worldlines inescapably leads to the concept of gravity as curvature of spacetime. It is also shown that expanding Minkowski΄s idea to quantum physics might shed light even on the nature of the quantum object. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Part I, Chapter I of Book I of "The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded" is presented. It explores the rise from the particulars to the highest parts of sciences as illustrated by the enigmatic method. It highlights the Science of Practice which covers the whole ground of the human activity, and limited only by the want and faculty of man, required, in the reigns of Elizabeth and James the First.

The article focuses on the concept of the Newton knowledge developed by astronomer, scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton. It discusses Newton's first law of motion and explores the notion of a centripetal force. It also mentions the consequences of the Newton's first, second, and third law of motions, as well as its applications.