ENGLISH

Newton's dream

By Marcia S. Stayer

Book information

Publisher
Published for Queen's quarterly by McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
9780773506893, 0773506896
Open Library ID
OL17956169M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1702245 bytes)
Edition
First edition.
Pages
142\142
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26

Description

This lively collection of lectures presented at the symposium by prominent scholars was collected and edited by Marcia Stayer with the assistance of Boris Castel. The chapters outline the influence of the "Principia" on the work of Newton's contemporaries - such as Adam Smith - and on many areas of present-day science: particle physics, optics, astronomy, and non-mechanical fields such as computer theory. Contributors include A.P. French, Werner Israel, W.H. Newton-Smith, David Raphael, Stephen Smale, Steven Weinberg, Richard S. Westfall, and Denys Wilkinson. This book will be of interest to both general readers and students of science.>

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