{"product_id":"british-legends-charles-river-editors-9781986128506","title":"British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Newton","description":"*Includes pictures of Newton and important people in his life.\u003cbr\u003e *Discusses Newton's discoveries and theories, including the legend about the falling apple inspiring his discovery of gravity.\u003cbr\u003e *Includes excerpts of Newton's most influential quotes and writings. \u003cbr\u003e \"Here is buried Isaac Newton, Knight, who by a strength of mind almost divine, and mathematical principles peculiarly his own, explored the course and figures of the planets, the paths of comets, the tides of the sea, the dissimilarities in rays of light, and, what no other scholar has previously imagined, the properties of the colours thus produced. Diligent, sagacious and faithful, in his expositions of nature, antiquity and the holy Scriptures, he vindicated by his philosophy the majesty of God mighty and good, and expressed the simplicity of the Gospel in his manners. Mortals rejoice that there has existed such and so great an ornament of the human race  He was born on 25 December 1642, and died on 20 March 1726\/7.\" - Inscription on Sir Isaac Newton's tomb. \u003cbr\u003e A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' British Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of Great Britain's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. \u003cbr\u003e In 1676, Sir Isaac Newton famously wrote in a letter to philosopher Robert Hooke, \"If I have seen further it is by standing on ye sholders of Giants.\" By the time he died, Newton had become science's greatest giant, and every scientist who has followed him has stood on his shoulders. \u003cbr\u003e Newton is widely considered the most influential scientist in history, best known for the discovery of gravity and the subsequent laws of motion that he theorized. Schoolchildren around the world are still taught the famous legend about an apple falling on Newton's head, but that colorful story and the preoccupation with Newton's work in physics tend to make people forget Newton's work in other fields. Using empirical studies, Newton developed theories about light prisms, how matter cools, and even tried studying and calculating the speed of sound. And those are just the sciences; Newton also helped develop several mathematical fields, including calculus. \u003cbr\u003e When looking at Newton's work, it's easy to forget that he was also a man with typical human emotions and convictions. Though religion and science are often seen as antagonistic counterparts, Newton was very religious, and he intently studied the Bible and even occultist practices and theories. Newton wrote at length on these topics, which fascinated him so much that he spent more time writing about them than he did science and mathematics. \u003cbr\u003e British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Newton chronicles the amazing life and legacy of a man whose work helped propel the Scientific Revolution and modern physics, but it also humanizes him and looks at his non-scientific work as well. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Sir Isaac Newton like you never have before, in no time at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles River\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1986128504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781986128506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.12d","brand":"Charles River","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940661133567,"sku":"9781986128506","price":8.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_03f8c2c9-d261-4427-924b-7ea651be0832.jpg?v=1681448471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-legends-charles-river-editors-9781986128506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}