About this title: 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 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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.21 by 1.65 inches. (928 pages) this richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of isaac newton. 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. this richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of isaac newton, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
Description: New. 0521274354. FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--908 pages. "This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton. " read more
Description: New. 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. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
Description: Destined to become the standard biography of Isaac Newton, this meticulously detailed work centers on his scientific career, but also deals with every facet of his life. Westfall has drawn on recent research which has fundamentally altered our percep... read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780521231435ISBN:0521231434
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 8vo. 908 pp. Spine ends slightly bumped. Previous owner's name to ffep in ink partially erased. Dj has slight wear to edges, few very tiny spots where cellophane is separated from paper. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521274357ISBN:0521274354
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. Destined to become the standard biography of Isaac Newton, this meticulously detailed work centers on his scientific career, but also deals with every facet of his life. Westfall has drawn on recent research which has fundamentally altered our perception of Newton. ISBN10: 0521274354. read more
"An exhaustive biography that offers little to anyone except those writing a report on the man. Includes everything you never really cared about, like how much he spent on various living supplies in 1666, and often repeats various things that it assumes you already know beforehand without even introducing it. There's a whole lot of tedium here, and not much that is actually interesting."
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