Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Cambridge Paperback Library)

This richly detailed 1981 biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially the investigations in celestial dynamics that led to the law of universal gravitation. This Richly Detailed Biography Captures Both The Personal Life And The Scientific Career Of Isaac Newton, Presenting A Fully Rounded Picture Of Newton The Man, The Scientist, The Philosopher, The Theologian, And The Public Figure. Professor Westfall Treats All Aspects Of Newton's Career, But His Account Centres On A Full Description Of Newton's Achievements In Science. Thus The Core Of The Work Describes The Development Of The Calculus, The Experimentation That Altered The Direction Of The Science Of Optics, And Especially The Investigations In Celestial Dynamics That Led To The Law Of Universal Gravitation. Preface – Acknowledgments -- A Note About Dates -- Abbreviations Used In Footnotes -- 1. The Discovery Of A New World -- 2. A Sober, Silent, Thinking Lad -- 3. The Solitary Scholar -- 4. Resolving Problems By Motion -- 5. Anni Mirabiles -- 6. Lucasian Professor -- 7. Publication And Crisis -- 8. Rebellion -- 9. Years Of Silence -- 10. Principia -- 11. Revolution -- 12. The Mint -- 13. President Of The Royal Society -- 14. The Priority Dispute -- 15. Years Of Decline -- Bibliographical Essay -- List Of Illustrations – Index. Richard S. Westfall. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 875-884. NEWTON'S name in the matriculation book of Cambridge University on 8 July 1661, together with those of sixteen other students recently admitted to Trinity College, bears witness to an event so obviously significant in his life (as it must have been for the other sixteen, and as similar events have been for countless young men through eight centuries of Western history) that one flirts with banality even to mention it. Destined to become the standard biography of Isaac Newton, this meticulously detailed work centers on his scientific career, but also deals with every facet of his life. Westfall has drawn on recent research which has fundamentally altered our perception of Newton.

this Richly Detailed Biography Captures Both The Personal Life And The Scientific Career Of Isaac Newton.