The Life of Isaac Newton
- 328pages
- 12 heures de lecture
A concise biography of Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists in history.
A concise biography of Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists in history.
This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition, which look on nature in geometric terms, and the mechanical philosophy which conceived of nature as a huge machine.