Introducing Newton

by Rankin, William

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The rainbow, the moon, a spinning top, a comet, the ebb and flow of the oceans, a falling apple. There is only one universe and it fell to Isaac Newton to discover its secrets. Newton was arguably the greatest scientific genius of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious figure. Brilliantly written and illustrated by William Rankin, this graphic guide explains the extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated knowledge of centuries, tossed out mistaken beliefs, and single-han…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Introducing Newton / William Rankin ; [originating editor, Richard Appignanesi].

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The rainbow, the moon, a spinning top, a comet, the ebb and flow of the oceans, a falling apple. There is only one universe and it fell to Isaac Newton to discover its secrets. Newton was arguably the greatest scientific genius of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious figure. Brilliantly written and illustrated by William Rankin, this graphic guide explains the extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated knowledge of centuries, tossed out mistaken beliefs, and single-handedly made enormous advances in mathematics, mechanics and optics. By the age of twnety-five, entirely self-taught, he had sketched out a system of the world. Einstein's theories are unthinkable without Newton's founding system. He was also a secret heretic, a mystic and an alchemist, the man of whom Edmond Halley said, 'Nearer to the gods may no man approach!'

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Icon
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

Notes

Originally published: as Newton for beginners. 1993.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (175 pages : : illustrations).

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1310740296
  • LC Classification:QC16.N7
  • Dewey Decimal:530.092

Subjects

History Newton, Isaac physics Physics -- History Physique -- Histoire

Writers

Rankin, William Appignanesi, Richard Rankin, William

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