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The Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts
Sarah Dry
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hardcover. The untold story of Newton's private papers, hidden for centuries, sold for a pittance and then painstakingly reconstructed to reveal a man altogether stranger and more complicated than the genius of legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
When Isaac Newton died at 85 without a will on March 20, 1727, he left a mass of disorganized papers--upwards of 8 million words--that presented an immediate challenge to his heirs. Most of these writings, on subjects ranging from secret alchemical formulas to impassioned rejections of the Holy Trinity to notes and calculations on his core discoveries in calculus, universal gravitation, and optics, were summarily dismissed by his heirs as "not fit to be printed." Rabidly heretical, alchemically obsessed, and possibly even mad, the Newton presented in these papers threatened to undermine not just his personal reputation but the status ... Read more
When Isaac Newton died at 85 without a will on March 20, 1727, he left a mass of disorganized papers--upwards of 8 million words--that presented an immediate challenge to his heirs. Most of these writings, on subjects ranging from secret alchemical formulas to impassioned rejections of the Holy Trinity to notes and calculations on his core discoveries in calculus, universal gravitation, and optics, were summarily dismissed by his heirs as "not fit to be printed." Rabidly heretical, alchemically obsessed, and possibly even mad, the Newton presented in these papers threatened to undermine not just his personal reputation but the status ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199951048
SKU
KSK0000470
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About Sarah Dry
Sarah Dry is a former post-doctoral fellow at the London School of Economics and author of the award-winning biography Curie: Life & Times.
Reviews for The Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts
This fascinating book traces thehistory of Newton's papers...The author gives some fascinating background...It is a captivating story.
Paradigm Explorer, David Lorimer, Programme DirectorScientific and Medical NetworkEditor, Paradigm Explorer
Not only is the book a valuable contribution to the history of Newton's work, but it is a most enjoyable read with elements of a good detective story
J. ... Read more
Paradigm Explorer, David Lorimer, Programme DirectorScientific and Medical NetworkEditor, Paradigm Explorer
Not only is the book a valuable contribution to the history of Newton's work, but it is a most enjoyable read with elements of a good detective story
J. ... Read more