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Biographical
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Never
at Rest : A Biography of Isaac Newton
by Richard Westfall
Paperback
Cambridge Univ Pr; May 1983
"Destined to become the standard biography of
Isaac Newton, this meticulously detailed work
centers on his scientific career, but also deals
with every facet of his life. Westfall has drawn
on recent research which has fundamentally
altered our perception of Newton."—Ingram.
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In
the Presence of the Creator : Isaac Newton and His Times
by Gale E. Christianson
Hardcover
Free Press; June 1984
"Combing literally millions of words of documents and com-
mentaries, Christianson constructs a readable and balanced
biography, adding background portraits of Restoration Cam-
bridge and Augustan London to further delight the historian.
With support from extracts of letters of the principals, the
many controversies... are judiciously explored, and the
resulting image should become a standard, for this well-
constructed volume should easily become the most widely
read Newton study yet."
—P.D. Skiff - Choice
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Isaac
Newton : The Last Sorcerer
by Michael White
Paperback
Perseus Pr; April, 1999
"White elucidates both sides of the debate
about whether Newton's alchemical studies
cross-fertilized his scientific research, but
his conclusion is that Newton's search for
the philosophers' stone and for scientific
fundamentals such as gravity are "inextricably
linked." "—Scientific American.
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Works
Collected
The Principia
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The
Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
by Isaac Newton,
I. Bernard Cohen (Translator),
Anne Whitman (Translator)
Paperback
University of California Press; September, 1999
"White elucidates both sides of the debate
about whether Newton's alchemical studies
cross-fertilized his scientific research, but
his conclusion is that Newton's search for
the philosophers' stone and for scientific
fundamentals such as gravity are "inextricably
linked." "—Scientific American.
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Opticks
Critical Studies
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The
Cambridge Companion to Newton
(Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
by I. Bernard Cohen (Editor), George E. Smith (Editor)
Paperback - 350 pages
Cambridge Univ Press; April 2002
"In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examine
all the main aspects of Newton’s thought, including not only
his approach to space, time, mechanics, and universal gravity
in his Principia, his research in optics, and his contributions
to mathematics, but also his more clandestine investigations
into alchemy, theology, and prophecy, which have sometimes
been overshadowed by his mathematical and scientific interests."
—The Publisher.
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Newton's
Principia for the Common Reader
by S. Chandrasekhar
Hardcover
Clarendon Press; July 1995
"The first comprehensive analysis of Newton's Principia
without recourse to secondary sources. Chandrasekhar
analyses some 150 propositions which form a direct chain
leading to Newton's formulation of his universal law of
gravitation. In each case, Newton's proofs are arranged in
a linear sequence of equations and arguments, avoiding
the need to unravel the necessarily convoluted style of
Newton's connected prose. In almost every case, a modern
version of the proofs is given to bring into sharp focus the
beauty, clarity, and breathtaking economy of Newton's
methods." —Amazon.com
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The
Foundations of Newtonian Scholarship
by Richard H. Dalitz (Editor), M. Nauenberg (Editor)
Hardcover - 260 pages
World Scientific Pub Co; September 2000
"Presents many of the papers introduced at the Symposium on
the Foundations of Newtonian Scholarship, held March 20, 1997,
at the Royal Society in London, England. Contains new information
and ideas on the work of Isaac Newton, which lead to better under-
standing of two of his works, Principia, and Optics."
—Card Catalogue.
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Isaac
Newton : 18th Century Perspectives
by A. Rupert Hall, Isaac Newton
Hardcover
Oxford University Press; March 1999
"For the first time, the early eighteenth century biographical
notices of Sir Isaac Newton have been compiled into one
convenient volume. Eminent Newtonian scholar Rupert Hall
brings together the five biographies on Newton from this
period and includes commentary on each translation. "
—The Publisher.
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