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- catalog abstract ""In this elegant and absorbing biography of Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Rupert Hall surveys the vast field of modern scholarship in order to interpret Newton's mathematical and experimental approach to nature. Mathematics was always the deepest, the most innovative and the most productive of Newton's interests. However, Newton as historian, theologian, chemist, civil servant and natural philosopher is also part of the picture. Clearly these many diverse studies were to some extent unified in Newton's single design as a Christian to explore every facet of God's creation, not least his ways and purposes in relation to humanity." "The story of Isaac Newton's life and discoveries has been greatly altered by exploration of his huge manuscript legacy during the last thirty to forty years. This research has thrown new light upon both his personality and his intellect. Rupert Hall's discussion of his research shows that Newton cannot be simply explained as a Platonist, mystic or magus. He remains a complex and enigmatic genius with a mind both immensely imaginative and immensely commonsensical."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b3884884.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description ""In this elegant and absorbing biography of Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Rupert Hall surveys the vast field of modern scholarship in order to interpret Newton's mathematical and experimental approach to nature. Mathematics was always the deepest, the most innovative and the most productive of Newton's interests. However, Newton as historian, theologian, chemist, civil servant and natural philosopher is also part of the picture. Clearly these many diverse studies were to some extent unified in Newton's single design as a Christian to explore every facet of God's creation, not least his ways and purposes in relation to humanity." "The story of Isaac Newton's life and discoveries has been greatly altered by exploration of his huge manuscript legacy during the last thirty to forty years. This research has thrown new light upon both his personality and his intellect. Rupert Hall's discussion of his research shows that Newton cannot be simply explained as a Platonist, mystic or magus. He remains a complex and enigmatic genius with a mind both immensely imaginative and immensely commonsensical."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Hopeful Youth, 1642-1664 -- "The prime of my age for invention", 1664-1667 -- Widening Horizons, 1667-1669 -- The Professor of Mathematics, 1669-1673 -- Publication and Polemic, 1672-1678 -- Life in Cambridge, 1675-1685 -- The Chemical Philosopher, 1669-1695 -- The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1679-1687 -- Private and Public Life, 1685-1696 -- Fluxions and Fury, 1677-1712 -- Opticks, or a Treatise of Light, 1687-1704 -- Life in London, 1696-1718 -- A Man of Authority and Learning, 1692-1727 -- Later Books, 1706-1726 -- Kensington, 1725-1727 -- App. A. Newton's Alchemical Studies and his Idea of the Atomic Structure of Matter -- App. B. Newton's Portraits -- App. C. Newton's London Homes -- App. D. Jonathan Swift and Catherine Barton -- App. E. The Fate of Newton's Papers and his Library.".
- catalog extent "xv, 468 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0631179062 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Blackwell science biographies".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : Blackwell,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "509/.2 B 20".
- catalog subject "Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.".
- catalog subject "Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.".
- catalog subject "Physicists Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog subject "QC16.N7 H35 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Hopeful Youth, 1642-1664 -- "The prime of my age for invention", 1664-1667 -- Widening Horizons, 1667-1669 -- The Professor of Mathematics, 1669-1673 -- Publication and Polemic, 1672-1678 -- Life in Cambridge, 1675-1685 -- The Chemical Philosopher, 1669-1695 -- The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1679-1687 -- Private and Public Life, 1685-1696 -- Fluxions and Fury, 1677-1712 -- Opticks, or a Treatise of Light, 1687-1704 -- Life in London, 1696-1718 -- A Man of Authority and Learning, 1692-1727 -- Later Books, 1706-1726 -- Kensington, 1725-1727 -- App. A. Newton's Alchemical Studies and his Idea of the Atomic Structure of Matter -- App. B. Newton's Portraits -- App. C. Newton's London Homes -- App. D. Jonathan Swift and Catherine Barton -- App. E. The Fate of Newton's Papers and his Library.".
- catalog title "Isaac Newton, adventurer in thought / A. Rupert Hall.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".