Isaac Newton: Eighteenth-Century Perspectives

by A. Rupert Hall

For the first time, the early eighteenth century biographical notices of Sir Isaac Newton have been compiled into one convenient volume. Eminent Newtonian scholar Rupert Hall brings together the five biographies on Newton from this period and includes commentary on each translation. The centerpiece of the volume is a new translation of Paolo Frisi's 1778 biography, which was the first such work on Newton ever published. This comprehensive work also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198503644
• ISBN13: 9780198503644
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"