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Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies
. Ed(S): Force, James E.; Hutton, Sarah
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Description for Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies
hardcover. Contains eleven essays by eminent scholars which focus on Newton's theology, his study of alchemy, the early reception of Newtonianism, and the history of Newton scholarship. This book includes accounts of the attempts over the last quarter of the twentieth century, to publish Sir Isaac Newton's theological manuscripts. Editor(s): Force, James E.; Hutton, Sarah. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 578.
Sir Isaac Newton's pre-eminence in the history of science remains ?xed, yet the picture which we have of the whole man, and of the in?uence of his wide-ranging intellect, has been changing rapidly as scholars have incre- ingly taken cognizance of those aspects of Newton's thought hitherto hidden in his unpublished manuscripts. At the start of the third millennium, we ?nd ourselves poised to launch the greatest revolution yet in Newton studies as an international team of scholars has been assembled to publish all of Newton's widely scattered unpublished papers. The William Andrews Clark Memorial LibraryhasbeenassociatedwiththeworldofNewtonianscholarshipforsome yearsthroughitspurchase,in1961,ofanimportantmanuscript("Paradoxical Questions concerning ye ... Read more
Sir Isaac Newton's pre-eminence in the history of science remains ?xed, yet the picture which we have of the whole man, and of the in?uence of his wide-ranging intellect, has been changing rapidly as scholars have incre- ingly taken cognizance of those aspects of Newton's thought hitherto hidden in his unpublished manuscripts. At the start of the third millennium, we ?nd ourselves poised to launch the greatest revolution yet in Newton studies as an international team of scholars has been assembled to publish all of Newton's widely scattered unpublished papers. The William Andrews Clark Memorial LibraryhasbeenassociatedwiththeworldofNewtonianscholarshipforsome yearsthroughitspurchase,in1961,ofanimportantmanuscript("Paradoxical Questions concerning ye ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402019692
SKU
V9781402019692
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Reviews for Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies
From the reviews of the first edition: "The book is an outcome of the efforts of several eminent scholars who are committed to the long standing project of publishing all of Newton’s widely scattered unpublished papers. These papers open up a new view on aspects of Newton’s thoughts that were scarcely acknowledged hitherto … . ... Read more