Isaac Newton

Eighteenth-Century Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-19-850364-4
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 511 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hall, A. Rupert

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Experimentalphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 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

Über Autor(innen)

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