Life After Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career

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Cover Life after Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Contents List of Illustrations Epigraph Prologue Preparing to Leave A New Life Act I: The Theatre: Isaac newton moves to the metropolis 1: Living in Style Moving Around Entertaining Showing Off 2: The Tower of London Life in the Tower Political Promotion 3: Family Trees Catherine Barton Charles Montagu Rewriting the Past 4: The Rise and Rise of John Conduitt Creative Writing Enlightenment Display Act II: The Audience: Isaac newton in london society 5: Fortune Hunters In Pursuit of Profit Engineering the Future 6: The Royal Society Experimental Demonstrations Presidential Power Attacking Enemies Scientific Legacies 7: Hanover-upon-Thames Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737) Newton at Court Theological Differences Desaguliers and the Royal Family Act III: The Play: Isaac newton and english imperialism 8: Making Money Recoinage In Pursuit The Master’s Trials 9: Knowledge and Power The Early Royal Society Twin Sisters of the Restoration Into Africa The Door of No Return 10: Going Global Trusting the Facts Newtonian Imperialism Gold Matters Epilogue Notes Notes to Prologue Notes to Chapter 1 Notes to Chapter 2 Notes to Chapter 3 Notes to Chapter 4 Notes to ACT II Notes to Chapter 5 Notes to Chapter 6 Notes to Chapter 7 Notes to ACT III Notes to Chapter 8 Notes to Chapter 9 Notes to Chapter 10 Notes to Epilogue Bibliography Sources and Referencing Illustration Credits Index