Reading Popular Newtonianism: Print, the Principia, and the Dissemination of Newtonian Science

by Laura Miller

Sir Isaac Newton's publications, and those he inspired, were among the most significant works published during the long eighteenth century in Britain. Concepts such as attraction and extrapolation--detailed in his landmark monograph Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica--found their way into both scientific and cultural discourse. Understanding the trajectory of Newton's diverse critical and popular reception in print demands consideration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813941253
• ISBN13: 9780813941257
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.8"