Isaac Newton: Eighteenth-century Perspectives - A. Rupert Hall

Isaac Newton: Eighteenth-century Perspectives

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Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
1998
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-850364-4 (ISBN)
169,95 inkl. MwSt
This work by one of this century's most eminent Newtonian scholars - Rupert Hall - brings together for the first time the early 18th century biographical notices of Sir Isaac Newton. The centrepiece of the book is a brand new translation of Paolo Frisi's biography, the first published on Newton in 1778.
This new work by one of this century's most eminent Newtonian scholars - Rupert Hall - brings together for the first time the early eighteenth century biographical notices of Sir Isaac Newton. The centrepiece of the book is a brand new translation of Paolo Frisi's biography, the first published on Newton in 1778. Also included are the biographies by Fontenelle (1727), Thomas Birch (1738), Charles Hutton (1795), and John Conduitt. Each translation is accompanied by a commentary by Professor Hall. A brief biography and a bibliography of Newton have also been included for the reader. This book will be an extremely valuable addition to the works on Newton, and provide a fascinating text for historians of science

Professor A Rupert Hall, 14 Ball Lane, Tackley, Oxon OX5 3AG

Part 1: The Background ; Introduction ; John Conduitt's 'Memoir' ; Life records of Isaac Newton ; A short bibliography of Newton's writings published before 1800 ; Part 2: The Biographies ; Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle's Eloge ; Thomas Birch's article ; The Biographia Britannica article ; Paolo Frisi's Elogio ; Charles Hutton's article ; Afterword ; Abbreviated titles ; Notes ; Appendix: principal biographies of Isaac Newton ; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.12.1998
Zusatzinfo 1 halftone
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 17 mm
Gewicht 487 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie
ISBN-10 0-19-850364-4 / 0198503644
ISBN-13 978-0-19-850364-4 / 9780198503644
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