ISBN: 9780333907351 - newton: the making of genius (16 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condición: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. xi, 168 p. Light edgewear to boards; contents fine. Edgewear and rubbing to dust wrapper. 700 grams.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. y Very Good. y First Edition. London: Macmillan, 2002. Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Investigation of the continued reinterpretation of Newton's life and works and his transformation into a scientific genius and national hero. 347pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Red endpapers, gilt lettering to spine. miunimal bumping to spine, otherwise very good copy wtih no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear and crease to spine, else very good. Book.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xvi, 347pp, 16pp b/w plates, notes, bibliography, idex. Or cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Appears to have hardly been read. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. *** BOOK in fine unmarked condition. Contains original receipt dated 09/05/2002. 1st edition/1st printing. Black boards with gilt title on spine. 347 pages including index, notes and bibliography, 16 pages b&w illustrations. *** DUST JACKET in as New condition, unclipped and now Clearsleeve protected. CONTENTS: Isaac Newton (1642-1727) has famously been dscribed as "the greatest and rarest genius that ever rose for the ornament and instrucion of the Species." (Hume).…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. the biography of one of the world's greatest scientific minds, renowned for his revolutionary ideas on gravity and optics.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. This illustrated 2002 first edition copy is sold in FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustwrapper. Isaac Newton is now universally celebrated as a genius of science, renowned for his innovatory work on gravity and optics. Yet, Newton did not always enjoy such legendary status. His posthumous reputation has constantly changed and is riddled with contradictions. "Newton" investigates the different ways in which Newton's life and works have been interpreted at different times. It charts his transformation into a scientific genius, explaining the changing attitude of the scientific community towards Newton's ideas, from Berkeley to Einstein. It also explores the making of Newton the national hero, through the myths that surround him and the many artistic and literary descriptions of him. "Newton" tells the fascinating story of Newton's reputation, shedding light on the growth of science generally and on our changing attitude towards our intellectual heritage. 'Fara's brilliant book is not so much a biography as the story of a phenomenon .fascinating' - "Scotsman". 'Fara does not debunk Newton as recent novelists have but delivers him more whole and greater than ever' - "Sunday Herald. …

First edition. 8vo. xvi, 347 pp. Figs., bibliog., index. Black cloth, gilt-stamped spine title, dust jacket. NEW. ISBN: 0333907353.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'To Gordon, with warmest best wishes & thanks for your help - Patricia - 13 June 2002'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 347pp, illustrated. An accessible account of Newton's popular and scientific reputation.Isaac Newton is now universally celebrated as a genius of science, renowned for his innovatory work on gravity and optics. Yet the term 'scientist' was not coined until the 1830s, a hundred years after his death. And Newton did not always enjoy such legendary status. A reclusive scholar who wrote more about alchemy and theology than natural philosophy, he has been praised by many, but vilified as a madman by others. His posthumous reputation has constantly changed and is riddled with contradictions.NEWTON investigates the different ways in which Newton's life and works have been interpreted at different times. It charts his transformation into a scientific genius, explaining the changing attitude of the scientific community towards Newton's ideas, from Berkeley to Einstein. It also explores the making of Newton the national hero, through the myths that surround him and the many artistic and literary descriptions of him. NEWTON is a fascinating story of Newton's reputation, shedding light on the growth of science generally and on our changing attitude towards our intellectual heritage. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. A superb life of an extraordinary man. This is evocative of another age. Clean and tight, as new, first printing of the first edition hardback, in a protected perfect jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Impression, unread, not price clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve.

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 8vo pp. 347, "Renowned for his theories of gravity and optics, Isaac Newton is now universally celebrated as a scientific genius, perhaps the greatest that ever lived.But he has not always enjoyed such legendary status. A reclusive scholar who wrote more about alchemy and theology than the natural world, he has been heroized by many, but. book.…