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Let Newton be!

Let Newton be!

Häftad bok. Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press. 1988. 271 sidor.

Nära nyskick. /// Förlagets beskrivning: How has Isaac Newton's work influenced the way we look at the world? Over the three hundred years since the publication of his Principia Mathematica. Newton has come to symbolize the ideal of scientist and mathematician par excellence. This lucidly written and richly illustrated book explores the many facets of Newton's life and labours and assesses how he came to influence posterity so profound ly. The work of historians has recently uncovered the extraordinary variety of Newton's work from mathematics to theology, from mechanics to music, and from optics to alchemy. A major theme of this book, like light through a pris, is to explore these diverse facets and to show through examining our knowledge of their social context how they were all components of one person's work. The book has been written for all those interested in the historical development of ideas and thus both the general reader and specialists in particular fields will find much of interest here. Each chapter includes many illustrations chosen to illuminate and enrich the text and the whole serves as an absorbing introduction to the legacy of Britain's greatest scientist. Contents: Newton's success Derek Gjertsen • Newton's Principia John Roche • Newton's mathematical work Jon Pepper • Newton's optics: the changing spectrum of science Casper Hakfoort • The harmonic roots of Newtonian science Penelope Gouk • Newton, matter, and magic John Henry • The secret life of an alchemist Jan Golinski • The God of Isaac Newton JohnBrooke • Newton and the wisdom of the ancients Piyo Rattansi • Anti-Newton Geoffrey Cantor • Newton as national hero MaureenMcNeil • Newton and the twentieth century—a personal view Sir Hermann Bondi • ”Let Newton Be! gives a fascinating picture both of the complexities of Newton's mind and of the intellectual climate of the 17th Century.” Times Education Supplement. ”…this collection of essays and illustrations provides the great physicist with a lavish, glossy treatment that would have satisfied even his colossal ego.” The Observer. ”... hours of interesting reading... the spirit of Newton is very much alive.” New Scientist.

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ISBN
0198539371
Titel
Let Newton be!
Författare
Fauvel, John
Förlag
Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press
Utgivningsår
1988
Språk
English