The
rainbow, the moon, a spinning top, a comet,
the ebb and flow of the oceans ... a falling
apple. There is only one universe and it fell
to Isaac Newton to discover its secrets. Newton
was arguably the greatest scientific genius
of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious
figure.
Brilliantly written and illustrated by William
Rankin, Introducing Newton explains the extraordinary
ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated
knowledge of centuries, tossed out the mistaken
beliefs, and single-handedly made enormous
advances in mathematics, mechanics and optics.
By the age of 25, entirely self-taught, he
had sketched out a system of the world. Einstein's
theories are unthinkable without Newton's
founding system. He was also a secret heretic,
a mystic and an alchemist, the man of whom
Edmond Halley said, 'Nearer
to the gods may no man approach!'
This is the perfect companion to Introducing
Einstein.
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William
Rankin has worked in London for Oz and the
Radio Times; in France for Actuel and Echo
des Savanes; and in Sweden for Etc. and Dagens
Nyheter. Born in Edinburgh, he now lives in
Paris and works for a major newspaper.
