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Standing on the shoulders of giants : a longer view of Newton and Halley /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thrower, Norman J. W. (Norman Joseph William)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1990]
Subjects:
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727.
Halley, Edmond, > 1656-1742.
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727. > Principia.
Physicists > Great Britain > Biography.
Astronomers > Great Britain > Biography.
Description
Item Description:"Essays commemorating the tercentenary of Newton's Principia and 1985-1986 return of Comet Halley."
Based on a conference held at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library of the University of California, Los Angeles, Aug. 11-14, 1985.
Physical Description:xxvi, 429 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520065891 (alk. paper)