Newton and the Culture of Newtonianism
- ISBN-10
- 039103877X
- ISBN-13
- 9780391038776
- Category
- Angleterre
- Pages
- 139
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-01
- Publisher
- Humanities Press International
- Authors
- Margaret C. Jacob, Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs
Description
This work offers an analysis of Newton and the ways in which a culture around his work and thought can be said to have developed.
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