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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... read more
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First Sentence edit
Isaac Newton said he had seen farther by standing on the shoulders of giants, but he did not believe it.
Table of Contents edit
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Isaac Newton
1 What Imployment Is He Fit For?
2 Some Philosophical Questions
3 To Resolve Problems by Motion
4 Two Great Orbs
5 Bodys & Senses
6 The Oddest If Not the Most Considerable Detection
7 Reluctancy and Reaction
8 In the Midst of a Whirlwind
9 All Things Are Corruptible
10 Heresy, Blasphemy, Idolatry
11 First Principles
12 Every Body Perseveres
13 Is He Like Other Men?
14 No Man Is a Witness in His Own Cause
15 The Marble Index of a Mind
Notes
Acknowledgments and Sources
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Gleick (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 1400032954
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 1400032954
Page Count: Add the page count.
Awards edit
- Phi Beta Kappa Award (2004: Science)
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 2004: Biography or Autobiography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: QC16.N7 .G55 2003
- Dewey: 530.092
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