The life of Isaac Newton
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The life of Isaac Newton
（Canto classics）
Cambridge University Press, 2015
- : pbk
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"First published 1993. Canto edition 1994. 7th printing 2007. Canto classics edition 2015"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-317) and index
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Description
Isaac Newton was indisputably one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. Richard Westfall's biography captures in engaging detail both his private life and scientific career, presenting a complex picture of Newton the man, and as scientist, philosopher, theologian, alchemist, public figure, President of the Royal Society, and Warden of the Royal Mint. An abridged version of his magisterial study Never at Rest (Cambridge, 1980), this concise biography makes Westfall's highly acclaimed portrait of Newton newly accessible to general readers.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A note about dates
- 1. A sober, silent, thinking lad
- 2. The solitary scholar
- 3. Anni Mirabilis
- 4. Lucasian professor
- 5. Publication and crisis
- 6. Rebellion
- 7. Years of silence
- 8. Principia
- 9. Revolution
- 10. The Mint
- 11. President of the Royal Society
- 12. The priority dispute
- 13. Years of decline
- Biographical essay
- Index.
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