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The Correspondence of Isaac Newton
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton
In this seventh and final volume the letters are divided into two quite distinct groups. The first group begins with the remaining letters of the main chronological sequence writte...
Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings
Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) left a voluminous legacy of writings. Despite his influence on the early modern period, his correspondence, manuscripts, and publications in natural p...
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton
The Correspondence of Isaac Newton
As Newton had by now entered his eighth decade, it can be no surprise that the correspondence in this sixth volume shows a marked decline in his activity and intellectual vigour. W...
Baird (now Astor) Court, New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo), Bronx Park, south of East Fordham Road, The Bronx, Primates' (Monkey) House, Lion House, Large Bird House (now Administration West), Elephant House (now Zoo Center), Administration Building (n
Baird (now Astor) Court, New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo), Bronx Park, south of East Fordham Road, The Bronx, Primates' (Monkey) House, Lion House, Large Bird House (now Administration West), Elephant House (now Zoo Center), Administration Building (n
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The Mathematical Works of Isaac Barrow
The Mathematical Works of Isaac Barrow
The Cambridge polymath Isaac Barrow (1630–77) gained recognition as a theologian, classicist and mathematician. This one-volume collection of his mathematical writings, dutifully e...
Space and Time in Isaac Barrow
Space and Time in Isaac Barrow
This chapter explores Isaac Barrow’s account of time and space. Barrow’s account is important, partly because it is often argued to be one of the sources that Newton drew on in con...
Intelligibility and Metaphysics
Intelligibility and Metaphysics
This chapter investigates the relation between metaphysical worldviews and scientific understanding, by means of a historical case study of theories of gravitation. It analyzes the...