Newton and the Culture of Newtonianism

by Margaret C. Jacob and Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs

Book Overview

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573925454
• ISBN13: 9781573925457
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Scoop on Newton

What a terrific introduction to the origins of modern science! The authors have provided a balanced, lucid and engaging treatment of a pivotal topic in modern science and culture. The book falls into two parts. The first section provides a thumbnail sketch of Newton's life and scientific achievements, written with a talent for abbreviated grace. The second section shifts to the multifaceted impact of Newton's achievement and surveys the origins of both the Enlightenment and the First Industrial Revolution with panache. The authors, top scholars in their fields, have written an excellent, short book on a big subject for students and the general reader. It's just what we need but rarely get.