Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Isaac Newton (Very Interesting People Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Westfall, Richard S.

Professionals & Academics

Oxford University Press

Science and religion in seventeenth-century England

History

Europe

Archon Books

Essays on the Trial of Galileo (Vatican Observatory publications) [Feb 01, 1990] Westfall, Richard S. ...

Essays on the Trial of Galileo

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Univ of Notre Dame Pr

The interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition and the mechanical philosophy during the 'scientific revolution'.

The Construction of Modern Science; Mechanisms and Mechanics (Fluid Power Series,)

Science & Math

Mathematics

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between two major themes. The Platonic-Pythagorean tradition looked on nature in geometric terms with the conviction that the cosmos was constructed according to the principles of mathematical order, while the mechanical philosophy conceived of nature as a huge machine and sought to explain the hidden mechanisms behind phenomena. Pursuing different goals, these two movements of thought tended to conflict with each other, and more than the obviously mathematical sciences were affected - the influence spread as far as chemistry and the life sciences. As this book demonstrates, the full fruition of the scientific revolution required a resolution of the tension between the two dominant trends.

History & Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

This richly detailed 1981 biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially the investigations in celestial dynamics that led to the law of universal gravitation.

Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton

Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Cambridge Paperback Library)

Historical

Isaac Newton is indisputably one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. This book is an abridged version of Professor Westfall's highly acclaimed and well known Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton. By eschewing technical details, the author makes this book accessible to a wide range of general readers interested in history of science and biography. Westfall is also the author of The Construction of Modern Science.

The Life of Isaac Newton

One of the greatest scientists in history, Isaac Newton's achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. Richard Westfall's biography captures in engaging detail both his private life and scientific career, presenting a complex picture of Newton the man, and as scientist, philosopher, theologian, alchemist and public figure. An abridged version of his Never at Rest, this concise biography makes Westfall's highly acclaimed portrait of Newton accessible to general readers.

The Life of Isaac Newton (Canto original series)

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Isaac Newton (Very Interesting People Series)

Science and religion in seventeenth-century England

Essays on the Trial of Galileo

The Construction of Modern Science; Mechanisms and Mechanics (Fluid Power Series,)

The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton

Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Cambridge Paperback Library)

The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

The Life of Isaac Newton

The Life of Isaac Newton (Canto original series)