Isaac Newton Adventurer in Thought |
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| Author:
| Hall, A. Rupert |
| Contribution by:
| Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory
Knight, David |
| Preface by:
| Knight, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Science Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-56669-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $82.95 |
Book Description:
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Hall's absorbing survey of modern scholarship interprets Newton's experimental approach to nature. Mathematics was the deepest of Newton's varied interests, unified in his single Christian design to explore God's creation. He cannot be simplified as a Platonist or mystic, but remains a complex, enigmatic genius with an imaginative, commonsensical mind.
Hall's absorbing survey of modern scholarship interprets Newton's experimental approach to nature. Mathematics was the deepest of Newton's varied interests, unified in his single Christian design to explore God's creation. He cannot be simplified as a Platonist or mystic, but remains a complex, enigmatic genius with an imaginative, commonsensical mind.