| Description |
1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations |
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Very short introductions ; 158 |
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Very short introductions ; 158
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| Contents |
List of illustrations; 1 A national man; 2 Playing philosophically; 3 The marvellous years; 4 The censorious multitude; 5 A true hermetic philosopher; 6 One of God's chosen few; 7 The divine book; 8 In the city; 9 Lord and master of all; 10 Centaurs and other animals; Further reading; Index |
| Summary |
Newton's contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. This Very Short Introduction explains his remarkable scientific theories, and also uses Newton's own unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. - ;This Very Short Introduction uses Newton's own unpublished writings to provide fascinating insight into the man who kept the Royal Society under his thumb, was Head of the Mint, and whose contributions to our understan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
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Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 |
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Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Physicists
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191538254 |
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0191538256 |
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1281155233 |
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9781281155238 |
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9781429471190 |
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1429471190 |
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9786611155230 |
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6611155236 |
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0199298033 |
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9780199298037 |
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9780191579028 |
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0191579025 |
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