Let Newton be!
Published in November 1988
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-853924-7 (ISBN)
Description
The work of historians has recently uncovered the great variety of Newton's work from mathematics to theology, from mechanics to music and from optics to alchemy. A major theme of this book is to explore these diverse facets and to show through examining our knowledge of their social context how they were all components of one person's work. The book assesses how Newton came to influence posterity so profoundly.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations, references and notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
853 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-853924-7 (9780198539247)
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Content
Newton's success, Derek Gjertsen; Newton's "Principia", John Roche; Newton's mathematical work, Jon Pepper; Newton's optics - the changing spectrum of science, Casper Hakfoort; the harmonic roots of Newtonian science, Penelope Gouk; Newton, matter and magic, John Henry; the secret life of an alchemist, Jan Golinski; the God of Isaac Newton, John Brooke; Newton and the wisdom of the ancients, Piyo Rattansi; anti-Newton, Geoffrey Cantor; Newton as national hero, Maureen McNeil; Newton and the twentieth century - a personal view, Sir Hermann Bondi.