In 1655, Newton began attending the King's School in Grantham, about 15 miles (24 km) from Woolsthorpe Manor. While not a bad commute in today's standard of transportation, when traveling by carriage it was far too long a journey for ...
Describes the scientific and mathematical discoveries of Isaac Newton through a biographical approach to his work, which resulted in modern science.
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) föddes i en värld av mörker, ovisshet och magi.
Presents the life and work of scientist Isaac Newton who made many contributions in the fields of math, physics, and astronomy.
Perform this script about a class that travels back in time to meet Isaac Newton.
Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. -
La biografía que presenta Richard Westfall desarrolla con todo detalle tanto su vida privada como su carrera científica, y ofrece un completo retrato de Newton como hombre, como científico, filósofo, teólogo, alquimista y figura ...
Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of Newton as a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
In this ‘ground breaking biography’ Michael White destroys the myths of the life of Isaac Newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcerer.
Boyle was widely considered to be one of the most successful alchemists of the day. He was among the few people Newton looked up to. Newton suspected that Boyle might even have succeeded in the quest to multiply gold.
Boyle was widely considered to be one of the most successful alchemists of the day. He was among the few people Newton looked up to. Newton suspected that Boyle might even have succeeded in the quest to multiply gold.
Describes the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician who changed our perception of the universe.
The story of one of the greatest mathematicians who changed our perception of the universe.
It is possible that there is no uniform motion by which time may have an exact measure . All motions can be ... Let the parts of space move from their places , and they will move ( so to speak ) from themselves . For times and spaces ...
Emphasizing the childhood of each famous individual, the books in this series blend personal diaries, school reports, family photographs, and primary quotes to create a scrapbook-style layout which gives a close-up look at some of the most ...
Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother.
Presents a biography of Isaac Newton, a celebrated genius of his time who invented calculus and gave a scientific explanation of gravity, but also tried to destroy other scientists who questioned his work.
In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks to illuminate the real importance of his work.
In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England.
But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our shared experience. As an inventor, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher, Isaac Newton forever changed the way we see and understand the world.