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Newton's Dream

By Marcia S. Stayer; consulting editor , Boris Castel

Book information

Year
1988
ISBN
9780773506893, 0773506896
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1298401 bytes)
Edition
First edition.
Pages
144\142
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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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