Publication |
London, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
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Description |
144pBlack Spine
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Series |
New Horizons
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Summary/Abstract |
Describes the extraordinary mind and talent of Sir Isaac Newton who drew together all the scientific knowledge of his day and moulded it into a theory which accounted for almost every observable fact, from the fall of an apple to the movements of the planets and the colours of the rainbow.
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Contents |
Isaac Newton's holiday
The birth of modern astronomy
From the reflecting telescope to gravitation
Universal gravitation at last
From triumph to triumph
Documents
Furthur reading
List of illustrations
Index
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Standard Number |
0500300232 Pb.
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