The Life of Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton was indisputably one of the greatest scientists in history. Richard Westfall captures in engaging detail both his private life and scientific career. An abridged version of his magisterial study Never at Rest (1980), this concise biography makes Westfall's highly acclaimed portrait of Newton newly accessible to general readers.
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The Life of Isaac Newton by Richard Westfall
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.
'Altogether, this book should be considered an indispensable acquisition for any intelligent reader's bookshelf …' Webb Society Quarterly Journal
'… provides a masterly, well-documented summary of contemporary views of all the many facets of Newton's astoundingly wide-ranging career … and will be essential reading for aspiring Newtonian scholars' Marie Boas Hall, Nature
'… Westfall has organised his enormous task beautifully and done our most elusive worthy proud.' M. Ratcliffe, The Times
'That this is the best biography of Newton is easily and truthfully said … surely no one is going to repeat Westfall's immense and shrewdly conducted task in this century at least.' New Scientist
'… provides a masterly, well-documented summary of contemporary views of all the many facets of Newton's astoundingly wide-ranging career … and will be essential reading for aspiring Newtonian scholars' Marie Boas Hall, Nature
'… Westfall has organised his enormous task beautifully and done our most elusive worthy proud.' M. Ratcliffe, The Times
'That this is the best biography of Newton is easily and truthfully said … surely no one is going to repeat Westfall's immense and shrewdly conducted task in this century at least.' New Scientist
Westfall, Richard S.: - Richard S. Westfall was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University, where he taught from 1963 to 1989. His books include Science and Religion in Seventeenth-Century England; The Construction of Modern Science; Force in Newtonü¾™†”¼s Physics; Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton; Essays on the Trial of Galileo; and The Life of Isaac Newton. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781107569850 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107569850 |
| Title | The Life of Isaac Newton |
| Author | Richard Westfall |
| Series | Canto Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2015-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 345 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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