Isaac Newton
A portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science.
| Main Author: | Gleick, James, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2003]
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 272 pages : illustrations, color portrait ; 21 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description Cornerstones of Science website |
Table of Contents:
- What imployment is he fit for?
- Some philosophical questions
- To resolve problems by motion
- Two great orbs
- Bodys & senses
- Oddest if not the most considerable detection
- Reluctancy and reaction
- In the midst of a whirlwind
- All things are corruptible
- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry
- First principles
- Every body perseveres
- Is he like other men?
- No man is a witness in his own cause
- Marble index of a mind.