All Was Light: An Introduction to Newton's Opticks

Hall, A. Rupert

ISBN 10: 019851798X / ISBN 13: 9780198517986

Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1995

Excellent copy, clean and bright. Seller Inventory # 36279

Synopsis:

Following the popular hardback edition, this paperback provides a insight into a major part of Newton's work. This book is intended for students of history of science, history, philosophy. General readers in these subjects.

Review: "Captures both the intellectual daring and the experimental genius of Newton. Hall offers a detailed reconstruction of the development of Newton's investigation of light." --Nature "Next to the Opticks itself, and perhaps along with it, this is the book that one needs in order to understand a major part of Newton's thought and work." --American Journal of Physics "Captures both the intellectual daring and the experimental genius of Newton. Hall offers a detailed reconstruction of the development of Newton's investigation of light." --Nature "Next to the Opticks itself, and perhaps along with it, this is the book that one needs in order to understand a major part of Newton's thought and work." --American Journal of Physics "Captures both the intellectual daring and the experimental genius of Newton. Hall offers a detailed reconstruction of the development of Newton's investigation of light." --Nature "Next to the Opticks itself, and perhaps along with it, this is the book that one needs in order to understand a major part of Newton's thought and work." --American Journal of Physics "Captures both the intellectual daring and the experimental genius of Newton. Hall offers a detailed reconstruction of the development of Newton's investigation of light." --Nature "Next to the Opticks itself, and perhaps along with it, this is the book that one needs in order to understand a major part of Newton's thought and work." --American Journal of Physics

Bibliographic Details

Title: All Was Light: An Introduction to Newton's ...
Publisher: Clarendon Press, Oxford
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Paperback