UID:
almafu_9959230522102883
Umfang:
1 online resource (161 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-771401-3
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0-19-029373-X
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1-280-42868-6
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1-4237-4635-X
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0-19-804118-7
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1-60256-683-6
Serie:
Lives and legacies
Inhalt:
A concise and robust biography of the undoubted genius who in the 'Principia' provided the mathematical foundations for modern science. Christianson explores the many & often surprising facets of Newton's complex character, including his feud with Robert Hooke.
Anmerkung:
Formerly CIP.
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Previously issued in print: 2005.
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; One: "TO PLAY PHILOSOPHICALLY"; Two: "MY GREATER FRIEND"; Three: OF GENIUS, FIRE, AND PLAGUE; Four: THE REVOLUTIONARY PROFESSOR; Five: "KINDLING COAL"; Six: THE ALCHEMIST; Seven: "A BOOK NOBODY UNDERSTANDS"; Eight: "YOUR MOST UNFORTUNATE SERVANT"; Nine: MARK OF THE LION; Ten: THE ROYAL SOCIETY; Eleven: WAR; Twelve: "LIKE A BOY ON THE SEASHORE"; NOTES; FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-19-530070-X
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195300703.001.0001
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