The Cambridge Companion to Newton (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and the natural sciences. In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examines the principal aspects of Newton's thought. They include not only his approach to space, time, mechanics, and universal gravity in Principia and his research in optics and mathematics, but also his lesser known clandestine investigations into alchemy, theology, and prophecy. Publisher Description (unedited Publisher Data) Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Was One Of The Greatest Scientists Of All Time, A Thinker Of Extraordinary Range And Creativity Who Has Left Enduring Legacies In Mathematics And The Natural Sciences. In This Volume A Team Of Distinguished Contributors Examine All The Main Aspects Of Newton's Thought, Including Not Only His Approach To Space, Time, Mechanics, And Universal Gravity In His Principia, His Research In Optics, And His Contributions To Mathematics, But Also His More Clandestine Investigations Into Alchemy, Theology, And Prophecy, Which Have Sometimes Been Overshadowed By His Mathematical And Scientific Interests. Library Of Congress Subject Headings For This Publication: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727, Physics Europe History 17th Century, Physics Europe History 18th Century, Science Europe History 17th Century, Science Europe History 18th Century. Newton's Philosophical Analysis Of Space And Time / Robert Disalle -- Newton's Concepts Of Force And Mass, With Notes On The Laws Of Motion / I. Bernard Cohen -- Curvature In Newton's Dynamics / J. Bruce Brackenridge And Michael Nauenberg -- Methodology Of The Principia / George E. Smith -- Newton's Argument For Universal Gravitation / William Harper -- Newton And Celestial Mechanics / Curtis Wilson -- Newton's Optics And Atomism / Alan E. Shapiro -- Newton's Metaphysics / Howard Stein -- Analysis And Synthesis In Newton's Mathematical Work / Niccolò Guicciardini -- Newton, Active Powers, And The Mechanical Philosophy / Alan Gabbey -- Background To Newton's Chymistry / William Newman -- Newton's Alchemy / Karin Figala -- Newton On Prophecy And The Apocalypse / Maurizio Mamiani -- Newton And Eighteenth-century Christianity / Scott Mandelbrote -- Newton Versus Leibniz : From Geomentry To Metaphysics / A. Rupert Hall -- Newton And The Leibniz-clarke Correspondence / Domenico Bertoloni Meli. Edited By I. Bernard Cohen And George E. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 465-480) And Index.

In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examines all the main aspects of Newton's thought.

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Isaac Newton (1642-1727) did not contribute to philosophy, but the editors argue that he deserves to be included in a series of companions to major philosophers because to him and his contemporaries, his work was in the field of natural philosophy, which has only seceded into science since then. Historians and philosophers of science look at such aspects as his concepts of force and mass, the methodology of the , and his alchemy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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