Never at rest : a biography of Isaac Newton
"This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure."--Page 4 of cover
Print Book, English, 1983, ©1980
1st pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [Eng]., 1983, ©1980
Biography
xviii, 908 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521274357, 9780521231435, 0521274354, 0521231434
10993693
Preface; Acknowledgments; A note about dates; Abbreviations used in footnotes; 1. The discovery of a new world; 2. A sober, silent, thinking lad; 3. The solitary scholar; 4. Resolving problems by motion; 5. Anni mirabiles; 6. Lucasian professor; 7. Publication and crisis; 8. Rebellion; 9. Years of silence; 10. Principia; 11. Revolution; 12. The Mint; 13. President of the Royal Society; 14. The priority dispute; 15. Years of decline; Bibliographical essay; List of illustrations; Index.
Includes indexes