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Newton's Gift: How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World (Paperback
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- 9780743217767
- ISBN
- 0743217764
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- Newton's Gift : How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science
- Topic
- General, Physics / General, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Sir Isaac Newton, creator of the first and perhaps most important scientific theory, is a giant of the scientific era. Despite this, he has remained inaccessible to most modern readers, indisputably great but undeniably remote. In this witty, engaging, and often moving examination of Newton's life, David Berlinski recovers the man behind the mathematical breakthroughs. The story carries the reader from Newton's unremarkable childhood to his awkward undergraduate days at Cambridge through the astonishing year in which, working alone, he laid the foundation for his system of the world, his Principia Mathematica, and to the subsequent monumental feuds that poisoned his soul and wearied his supporters. An edifying appreciation of Newton's greatest accomplishment, Newton's Gift is also a touching celebration of a transcendent man.
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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0743217764
ISBN-13
9780743217767
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1989145
Product Key Features
Book Title
Newton's Gift : How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc16.N7
Reviews
Hugo RossiAmerican ScientistBerlinski does a masterful job...The architecture of Newton's physics is laid out here clearly and sharply., Julia Keller Chicago Tribune David Berlinski plus any topic equals an extraordinary book...Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's speciality., The Christian CenturyBerlinski draws an elegant portrait of Isaac Newton and his scientific discoveries that will captivate...A thoroughly engaging and sensitive guide to Newton's "soul-shattering worldview.", Hugo Rossi American Scientist Berlinski does a masterful job...The architecture of Newton's physics is laid out here clearly and sharply., The Christian Century Berlinski draws an elegant portrait of Isaac Newton and his scientific discoveries that will captivate...A thoroughly engaging and sensitive guide to Newton's "soul-shattering worldview.", Julia KellerChicago TribuneDavid Berlinski plus any topic equals an extraordinary book...Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's speciality.
Table of Content
Contents Introduction A Note to the Reader In the Year that Galileo Died An Escape from the Plow The Infinite The Special Instrument Newton in His Prime The Field of Rancor A Good Question A Study in Starkness A Loan from the Future The Orb of the Moon The System of the World The Captive of His Camouflage Master of the Mint The Defile The Quest Appendix: Descent into Detail Newton Chronology Index
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
530.092
Dewey Edition
21
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