Before Newton: The Life and Times of Isaac Barrow

Book Overview

A comprehensive re-evaluation of Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), one of the more prominent and intriguing of all seventeenth-century men of science. Barrow is remembered today - if at all - only as Sir Isaac Newton's mentor and patron, but he in fact made important contributions to the disciplines of optics and geometry. Moreover, he was a prolific and influential preacher as well as a renowned classical scholar. By seeking to understand Barrow's mathematical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052106385X
• ISBN13: 9780521063852
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"