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In April, 1727, the French writer Voltaire viewed with astonishment the preparations for the funeral of Sir Isaac Newton. The late President of the Royal Society lay in state in Westminster Abbey for the week preceding the funeral on April 4th. On that day, his pall was borne in a ceremonious pageant by two dukes, three earls, and the Lord Chancellor. «He was buried», Voltaire wrote, «like a king who had done well by his subjects».Over the three hundred years since the publication of his Principia Mathematica, Newton has come to symbolize the ideal ofscientist and mathematician par excellence. Let Newton Be! (the title comes from a famous couplet by Alexander Pope) explores the richness of Newton's life, labors, and legacy. What kind of scientist was Newton? What connections are there between the different strands of research he undertook? Why were his contemporaries so in awe of him? How has Newton's work left its mark on our understanding of the world? To address these questions, each chapter addresses a different aspect of Newton's life and work,making use of much new evidence about Newton uncovered in the last two decades. They considerNewton's work in mathematics and optics,

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Author

John Fauvel ... [et al.]

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198539377

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Memoir, History