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Dr Andrew May - Isaac Newton: Pocket Giants - 9780750962322 - V9780750962322
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Isaac Newton: Pocket Giants

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Description for Isaac Newton: Pocket Giants Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.

Isaac Newton had an extraordinary idea. He believed the physical universe and everything in it could be described in exact detail using mathematical relationships. He formulated a law of gravity that explained why objects fall downwards, how the moon causes the tides, and why planets and comets orbit the sun.

While Newton’s work has been added to over the years, his basic approach remains at the heart of the scientific worldview. Yet Newton’s own had little in common with that of a modern scientist. He believed the universe was created to a precise and rational design – a design that was ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750962322
SKU
V9780750962322
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99-5

About Dr Andrew May
Andrew May went to the same Cambridge college, Trinity, as Sir Isaac Newton. After gaining his first degree in Natural Sciences he went on to do a PhD in astrophysics at Manchester University. This was on the subject of galactic dynamics, and the only physics he needed to know he was a Newtonian. He continued as a postdoc in the ... Read more

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