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020			_a9780199298037
082			_a509.2 LLI-N .PS
100			_aRob Iliffe
245			_aNewton : A very short introduction
260			_a Oxford ; New York _bOxford University Press _c2007
300			_a 141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
490			_a Very short introductions, 158.
505			_a A national man -- Playing philosophically -- The marvellous years -- The censorious multitude -- A true hermetic philosopher -- One of God's chosen few -- The divine book -- In the city -- Lord and master of all -- Centaurs and other animals.
520			_aNewton: A Very Short Introduction introduces Newton's scientific studies in fields ranging from physics, astronomy, and mathematics, to alchemy. It also examines his controversial theological beliefs and his politics, and explores the forces that shaped his life. Although Newton's science was largely revered - his reputation reached near-immortal status with the publication of the Principia - theologically, his beliefs were very controversial. Newton's views on alchemy, mathematics, physics, and religion are shown to be the very different obsessions of an extremely complex man whose beliefs at the time dominated England's political, religious, and intellectual landscape.
650			_a Newton, Isaac, -- 1642-1727. Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Newton, Isaac.
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