The Cambridge Companion to NewtonRob Iliffe, George E. Smith Cambridge University Press, 29. mar. 2016 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 physics. While most famous for his Principia, his work on light and colour, and his discovery of the calculus, Newton devoted much more time to research in chemistry and alchemy, and to studying prophecy, church history and ancient chronology. This new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Newton provides authoritative introductions to these further dimensions of his endeavours as well as to many aspects of his physics. It includes a revised bibliography, a new introduction and six new chapters: three updating previous chapters on Newton's mathematics, his chemistry and alchemy and the reception of his religious views; and three entirely new, on his religion, his ancient chronology and the treatment of continuous and discontinuous forces in his second law of motion. |
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... century christianity scott mandelbrote Newton and the leibniz–clarke correspondence domenico bertoloni meli bibliography Index 321 382 421 454 485 524 554 586 597 615 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 viii contents.
... century christianity scott mandelbrote Newton and the leibniz–clarke correspondence domenico bertoloni meli bibliography Index 321 382 421 454 485 524 554 586 597 615 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 viii contents.
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... correspondence, however, we can clearly see that the earliest date that can be assigned to his theory of universal gravity is late 1684 or early 1685, during the course of his revision of the tract “De motu.” As I. B. Cohen shows in his ...
... correspondence, however, we can clearly see that the earliest date that can be assigned to his theory of universal gravity is late 1684 or early 1685, during the course of his revision of the tract “De motu.” As I. B. Cohen shows in his ...
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... correspondence, Newton discovered the relation between inverse-square centripetal forces and Keplerian motion that comprises the initial stepping-stone of the Principia. Yet whatever further conclusions he reached at the time, universal ...
... correspondence, Newton discovered the relation between inverse-square centripetal forces and Keplerian motion that comprises the initial stepping-stone of the Principia. Yet whatever further conclusions he reached at the time, universal ...
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... correspondence of 1715–16 (discussed in the chapter by Domenico Bertoloni Meli). Newton's calculus differed in key respects from Leibniz's, and we are now aware that the two men made their breakthroughs independently.9 Newton remained ...
... correspondence of 1715–16 (discussed in the chapter by Domenico Bertoloni Meli). Newton's calculus differed in key respects from Leibniz's, and we are now aware that the two men made their breakthroughs independently.9 Newton remained ...
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... correspondence between Clarke and Leibniz. Newton worked on many theological topics with a phenomenal seriousness of purpose and energy, although he completely ignored other areas, such as the nature of Christ's atonement, that had no ...
... correspondence between Clarke and Leibniz. Newton worked on many theological topics with a phenomenal seriousness of purpose and energy, although he completely ignored other areas, such as the nature of Christ's atonement, that had no ...
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