Newton's gift : how Sir Isaac Newton unlocked the system of the world / David Berlinski.

By:

Berlinski, David, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : Free Press, c2000.Description: xviii, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0684843927

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

530/.092 B 21

LOC classification:

B QC 16 N563B 2000

Online resources:

Contents:

In the Year that Galileo Died -- An Escape from the Plow -- The Infinite -- The Special Instrument -- Newton in His Prime -- The Field of Rancor -- A Good Question -- A Study in Starkness -- A Loan from the Future -- The Orb of the Moon -- The System of the World -- The Captive of His Camouflage -- Master of the Mint -- The Defile -- The Quest -- Descent into Detail.

Summary: Discusses seventeenth-century scientist Sir Isaac Newton's life, focusing on his "system of the world" and his pioneering of mathematical physics, which changed science forever.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	B QC 16 N563B 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000065305

Includes index.

In the Year that Galileo Died --
An Escape from the Plow --
The Infinite --
The Special Instrument --
Newton in His Prime --
The Field of Rancor --
A Good Question --
A Study in Starkness --
A Loan from the Future --
The Orb of the Moon --
The System of the World --
The Captive of His Camouflage --
Master of the Mint --
The Defile --
The Quest --
Descent into Detail.

Discusses seventeenth-century scientist Sir Isaac Newton's life, focusing on his "system of the world" and his pioneering of mathematical physics, which changed science forever.

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