This richly detailed 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 ...
Isaac Newton is indisputably one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac ...
This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between two major themes. The Platonic-Pythagorean tradition looked on nature in geometric terms with the conviction that the cosmos was constructed according to the principles of mathematical order, while ...
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This Norton Critical Edition of Isaac Newton's writings combines text and commentary in nine sections, each beginning with an introductory essay. The general introduction outlines Newton's life and offers interpretations of his achievements. Glossaries and a biographical register are also provided.
Isaac Newton fue indiscutiblemente uno de los mas grandes cientificos de la historia. Sus logros en el terreno de la matematica y la fisica representaron la culminacion del movimiento precursor de la ciencia moderna.
This collection of original essays by his former graduate students and colleagues honors Richard S. Westfall, a highly influential scholar in the history of the physical sciences and their relations with religion. The book is divided into three parts that reflect Professor Westfall's scholarly interests and activity: the life, work, and influence ...
This Norton Critical Edition of Isaac Newton's writings combines text and commentary in nine sections, each beginning with an introductory essay. The general introduction outlines Newton's life and offers interpretations of his achievements. Glossaries and a biographical register are also provided.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Lilly Library, Indiana U.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9781879598096ISBN:1879598094
Description: Fine with no dust jacket. 1879598094. Book is in excellent condition with no defects save for a half-inch scratch to front cover. Purple card covers, pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. 84 items are listed and described, many with superb Illustrations. A beautiful copy. 4to 11"-13" tall. 86 pages. read more
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The Beginnings of Western Science: The European Scientific Tradition in Philosophical, Religious, and Institutional Context, 600 B.C. to A.D. 1450
