Isaac Newton : the last sorcerer /

"Drawing upon material found in Newton's vast library, White [tells of a man who] lusted after self-promotion and power [and was] driven to investigate everything that puzzled him, expended a vast amount of time and effort studying the chronology of the Bible, examining prophecy, investiga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	White, Michael, 1959-2018
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, ©1997.
Series:	Helix book.
Subjects:	Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727. Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727 > Influence. Alchemy > Influence. Physics > History. Science > History. Physicists > Great Britain > Biography. Physics. Newton, Isaac > Sir. Physics Physics > history Science > history Alchimie > Influence. Physique > Histoire. Sciences > Histoire. Physique. physics. Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Physicists. Science. Great Britain. Biography Biographies. History.

Table of Contents:

Desertion
The changing view of matter and energy
Academia
Astronomy and mathematics before Newton
A toe in the water
The search for the philosophers' stone
The sorcerer's apprentice
Feuds
To the Principia
Breakdown
Metamorphosis
Old men's battles
A question of priority
Joining the ancients.