The Life of Isaac Newton (Canto original series)

Newton's uncle William decided that it would be best for him to return to school, and Henry Stokes, the master at the King's School, convinced Hannah to let Newton complete his education. Here, Newton sought revenge against a bully by getting superior grades, and it was not long before he became a top-ranking student.

It was here that some flicker of intellectual aptitude began to develop. In he got accepted to Cambridge, where his Uncle William had gone. He joined the school as a subsizer , so he had to basically do janitorial work to cover his tuition. Luckily, he was granted scholar status in , which freed him of financial burdens. But a year later, everything changed. Hannah, who was again widowed, allowed Newton to stay with her at this time. The next 18 months were among the most significant in Newton's life.

It was here that he devoted himself gravitation, mathematics, mechanics, and optics- studies which would eventually allow him to push back nearly every boundary of scientific knowledge. Upon returning to school, Newton's newfound interest could not be blocked. And as an afterthought he invented calculus and the theory of gravitation, and wrote the Principia Mathematica. He had a huge feud with Robert Hooke, another English scientist, and refused to publish work that Hooke had helped him with until after Hooke had died.

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He also had a dispute with German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz with regard to the priority on the invention of calculus. Leibniz wrote to the Royal Society and explained that he had invented calculus first. Unfortunately for him, Newton was the president of the Royal Society. Strangely enough, anonymous letters mocking Leibniz began to appear in Royal Society publications, and Leibniz was left disgraced and impoverished and in reality Newton had invented calculus first, but waited many years before publishing his work.

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A few years after his prime, Newton was given a comfortable job at the Royal mint, where one of his duties was to prosecute counterfeiters. He performed his job with much enthusiasm, and sent many a counterfeiter to the gallows to be executed. Newton died in March 31, This is Isaac Newton's official coat of arms: Mar 25, Ed rated it really liked it.

A very clear short biography of Newton. I was especially interested in how well read he was and how some of his best ideas came from confronting ideas of others, not simply from an apple falling on his head. I was also very struck at how his creative period ended after his mental breakdown. At the end I wanted to know more. Sep 21, Mykyta Kuzmenko rated it it was ok. It is an ok book. I would not call it exciting or a must read but it is full of facts and life of one of the pivotal figures have been carefully studied. Jan 21, Lydia rated it it was ok.

I did not finish this book. That is because it is the type of biography I loath, being small on information about the biographed life situation of the intended person and big on what interested them. That being calculus sorry, we're not on good terms , three chapters in and I was out.

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I would say this is intended more for the math lover that wants to know more about Newton's thought processes working through his various theories as his paperwork on those is intact while not many of his persona I did not finish this book. I would say this is intended more for the math lover that wants to know more about Newton's thought processes working through his various theories as his paperwork on those is intact while not many of his personal papers are than for some one curious about Newton's actual life making this title a bit of a misnomer, but the horrifying part is the author's note at the beginning says this is his math trimmed down version!

Me he quedado muy sorprendido al descubrir que Newton era gay. Aug 12, Barry rated it really liked it. O'Reilly technical books are the prototypical example -- I probably own well over fifty of them now -- and most of what Dover puts out is worth having at a used-bookstore price. But for leisure reading, nothing beats finding a Canto an imprint of Cambridge UP.

I'm sure they've published some uninteresting books, I've just never run across one. This is not a mathematical biography. I don't think this book will have quite the same impact -- Newton was far more important to Western Civ. Sep 10, Leanne rated it it was ok. I was so hoping to find in one of these scientist reviews of this man's life some factual dirt on all the "mysterious" stars aligning to push Isaac Newton to the forefront of his industry. This man started out with no means and no pedigree and no credentials. Yet, along the way, mysteriously, opportunities and accolades opened up to further push him along his way.

I think this guy is, in reality, a spooky, creepy scientist--and maybe even a murderer of his colleagues! Any ways, I am searching fo I was so hoping to find in one of these scientist reviews of this man's life some factual dirt on all the "mysterious" stars aligning to push Isaac Newton to the forefront of his industry.

Any ways, I am searching for some dirt on the background of this man. It doesn't change his accomplishments--but you gotta separate the man from his muse! Dec 02, Ben rated it it was amazing. The stories that Stukeley collected in Grantham in the s stressed the fact that Newton preferred the company of girls. For Miss Storer, who was several years his junior, and her friends he made doll furniture, delighting in his skill with tools. Indeed, as the two grew older, something of a romance apparently developed between Newton and Miss Storer.

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It was the first and last romantic connection with a woman in his life. The romance of an adolescent boy who prefers the company of girls is no The stories that Stukeley collected in Grantham in the s stressed the fact that Newton preferred the company of girls. The romance of an adolescent boy who prefers the company of girls is not likely to endure. Apr 21, Tazza rated it it was amazing. I had previously read James Gleick's book on Newton which encouraged me to purchase Westfall's biography. The depth with which Westfall covers Newton's lineage, early childhood, time at Cambridge is in a different league to Gleick's work.

Some of the analytical detail of Newton's theories can definitely be heavy going at times, but the book still remained thoroughly enjoyable. Will take the next leap and read Westfall's Never at Rest: A biography of Isaac Newton. Exhaustive biography of one of my most admired characters in science history. Newton was not only a genius, buy also a very difficult person, which is vividly portrayed on this book.

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