The Cambridge Companion to Newton (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Cohen, I. Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521656966 ISBN 13: 9780521656962

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and the natural sciences. In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examine all the main aspects of Newton's thought, including not only his approach to space, time, mechanics, and universal gravity in his Principia, his research in optics, and his contributions to mathematics, but also his more clandestine investigations into alchemy, theology, and prophecy, which have sometimes been overshadowed by his mathematical and scientific interests.

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Review:

'... the quality of the scholarship is consistently high and often illuminating ... there is a very well organized bibliography, offering an excellent guide for further study ... This volume is consciously aimed at distinguishing Newton from the legend, and it does so admirably.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Book Description:

Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and the natural sciences. In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examines all the main aspects of Newton's thought.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521656966
• ISBN 13: 9780521656962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516