Newton and the Origin of Civilization

by Mordechai Feingold and Jed Z. Buchwald

Isaac Newton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, published in 1728, one year after the great man's death, unleashed a storm of controversy. And for good reason. The book presents a drastically revised timeline for ancient civilizations, contracting Greek history by five hundred years and Egypt's by a millennium. Newton and the Origin of Civilization tells the story of how one of the most celebrated figures in the history of mathematics, optics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691154783
• ISBN13: 9780691154787
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.4" x 10.1"