Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521274357)

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.

Author: Richard S. Westfall
ISBN-10: 0521274354
ISBN-13: 9780521274357
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/29/1983
Pages: 928
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 2.00d