Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9781857027068
ISBN-13 : 185702706X
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Book Synopsis Isaac Newton by : Michael White

Download or read book Isaac Newton written by Michael White and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 1997 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new biography of Isaac Newton that reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest Early Modern scientific discoveries. In this 'ground breaking biography' Michael White destroys the myths of the life of Isaac Newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcerer. According to traditional accounts, Newton was the first modern scientist . As creator of the theory of gravity, calculus, modern theories of light and devisor of the three laws of mechanics, his methods are perceived as the genesis of modern science. Yet the traditional version of his life fails to tell, by some considerable margin, the full story. How for example could Newton's apparent empiricism be married with his interest in alchemy and magic? What had inspired him in his discoveries? How did he reconcile his scientific discoveries with his religious faith? And, most of all, who was this man who, historians tell us, remained a virgin all his life and who seemed to be an argumentative ego maniac on the one hand and a kindly old man on the other? In this revelatory biography, White paints an original picture of Isaac Newton completely at variance with the traditional portrait.


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