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Summary: An incisive portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science. Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral - an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names - mass, gravity, velocity - things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo's discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation. James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton's reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion - ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians

Language: eng

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trueNew York, Vintage Books, 2004

Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.

Extent: xii, 272 p.

Note: Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003

Contents

What imployment [sic] is he fit for
Some philosophical questions
To resolve problems by motion
Two great orbs
Bodys [sic] & senses
The oddest if not the most considerable detection
Reluctancy and reaction
In the midst of a whirlwind
All things, are corruptible
Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry
First principles
Every body perseveres
Is he like other men
No man is a witness in his own cause
The marble index of a mind

Isbn: 9781400032952

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Label: Isaac Newton

Title: Isaac Newton

Statement of responsibility: James Gleick

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Language: eng

Summary: An incisive portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science. Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral - an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names - mass, gravity, velocity - things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo's discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation. James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton's reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion - ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians

Summary: A portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science

Writing style

Award: New York Times Notable Book, 2003

Biography type: individual biography

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI: 158613

Cataloging source: VWM

Dewey number: 921

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illustrations
portraits

Index: index present

LC call number: QC16.N7

LC item number: G55 2003

Literary form: non fiction

Nature of contents: bibliography

http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred: True

Target audience: adult

Label: Isaac Newton, James Gleick

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trueIsaac Newton

Publication

trueNew York, Vintage Books, 2004

Note: Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index

Contents: What imployment [sic] is he fit for -- Some philosophical questions -- To resolve problems by motion -- Two great orbs -- Bodys [sic] & senses -- The oddest if not the most considerable detection -- Reluctancy and reaction -- In the midst of a whirlwind -- All things, are corruptible -- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry -- First principles -- Every body perseveres -- Is he like other men -- No man is a witness in his own cause -- The marble index of a mind

Control code: 2470209

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.

Extent: xii, 272 p.

Isbn: 9781400032952

Other physical details: ill., port.

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(OCoLC)ocm55696750
(OCoLC)55696750

Label: Isaac Newton, James Gleick

Publication

trueNew York, Vintage Books, 2004

Note: Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index

Contents: What imployment [sic] is he fit for -- Some philosophical questions -- To resolve problems by motion -- Two great orbs -- Bodys [sic] & senses -- The oddest if not the most considerable detection -- Reluctancy and reaction -- In the midst of a whirlwind -- All things, are corruptible -- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry -- First principles -- Every body perseveres -- Is he like other men -- No man is a witness in his own cause -- The marble index of a mind