Memoirs of the life, writings, and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton. 1
Sir David Brewster (1781–1868) was a Scottish physicist of international reputation. This classic biography of Sir Isaac Newton, first published in 1855, was the result of over twenty years' research, using previously unknown correspondence. Brewster's own scientific interests, particularly in optics, gave him the ability to communicate Newton's work.
Print Book, English, 2010
In this compilation; digitally printed version; [Nachdr. der Ausg. Edinburgh 1855] View all formats and editions
Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2010
XXI, 430 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme.
9781108025560, 1108025560
847003628
Dedication; Preface; 1. Great discoveries previous to the birth of Sir Isaac Newton; 2. Newton enters Trinity College, Cambridge; 3. Newton succeeds Barrow in the Lucasian Chair; 4. Newton writes notes on Kinkhuysen's Algebra; 5. Mistake of Newton in supposing the length of the spectra to be the same in all bodies; 6. Newton on the cause of the moon's libration; 7. Newton's hypothesis of refraction and reflexion; 8. Influence of colour in the material world; 9. Newton's discoveries on the inflexion of light; 10. Miscellaneous optical researches of Newton; 11. Astronomical discoveries of Newton; 12. The first idea of gravity occurs to Newton in 1665; 13. The Newtonian philosophy stationary for half a century, owing to the imperfect state of mechanics, optics, and analysis; 14. History of the infinitesimal calculus; Appendix.