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Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist

By Thomas , Chaloner , William;Newton , Isaac;Levenson

Book information

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;Mariner Books
ISBN
9780151012787, 9780547336046, 0547336047
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
524 kB (536925 bytes)
Edition
1st Mariner books ed
Pages
xii, 318 pages ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1642-1727;ChalonerCounterfeits and counterfeiting--England--History-IsaacWilliam;Counterfeits and counterfeiting -- England

Description

Preface: "Let Newton be" -- Learning to think -- A rogue's progress -- Passions -- The new warden -- Skirmishes -- Newton and the counterfeiter -- Epilogue: "He could not calculate the madness of the people.";In 1695, Isaac Newton, already renowned as the greatest mind of his age, made a surprising career move. Preface: "Let Newton be" -- Learning to think -- A rogue's progress -- Passions -- The new warden -- Skirmishes -- Newton and the counterfeiter -- Epilogue: "He could not calculate the madness of the people."

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