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The Cambridge Companion to Newton

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Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and physics. While most famous for his Principia, his work on light and colour, and his discovery of the calculus, Newton devoted much more time to research in chemistry and alchemy, and to studying prophecy, church history and ancient chronology. This new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Newton provides authoritative introductions to these further dimensions of his endeavours as well as to many aspects of his physics. It includes a revised bibliography, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
1035g
Number of Pages
530
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107601741
SKU
V9781107601741
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About Rob Iliffe
Rob Iliffe is Professor of Intellectual History and History of Science at the University of Sussex. George E. Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, Massachusetts.

Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Newton
'Taken as a whole this companion contains high-quality and up-to-date scholarship which will give the reader access to the different disciplines in which Newton was active in a representative way. This companion contains Newton scholarship at its best. In comparison with the first edition, Newton's so-called extra-scientific work now receives more attention. Even those who already possess a copy of ... Read more

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