Isaac Newton And the Scientific Revolution

Name: Isaac Newton And the Scientific Revolution
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ISBN: 9780195120806

ISBN-10: 0195120809

ISBN-13: 9780195120806

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Gale E. Christianson

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In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest intellectual odysseys in the history of science: he began to formulate the law of universal gravitation, developed the calculus, and made revolutionary discoveries about the nature of light. After his return to Cambridge, Newton's genius was quickly recognized and his reputation forever established. This biography also allows us to see the personal side of Newton, whose life away from science was equally fascinating. Quarrelsome,…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.40" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English