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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2013
      31 January 1981
      ISBN:
      9781107340664
      9780521274357
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107340664
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      Dimensions:
      (234 x 156 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.243kg, 928 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Science and Technology, History
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    This richly detailed 1981 biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially the investigations in celestial dynamics that led to the law of universal gravitation.

    Reviews

    ‘This monumental scientific biography provides a masterly, well-documented summary of contemporary views of all the many facets of Newton’s astoundingly wide-ranging career.’

    Source: Nature

    ‘The first detailed biography of Newton written by a professional historian of science who, over the years, has mastered the prodigious literature, weighed it judiciously, and still manages to reveal new insights by delving into the mass of Newton’s unpublished writings. Westfall has produced a work of major significance.’

    Source: Science

    ‘A monumental biography, and a delight to read.’

    Source: The New Yorker

    ‘Richard Westfall has done Newton proud.’

    Source: The Economist

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