The Newton papers : the strange and true odyssey of Isaac Newton's manuscripts /

"When Isaac Newton died at 85 without a will on March 20, 1727, he left a mass of disorganized papers--upwards of 8 million words--that presented an immediate challenge to his heirs. Most of these writings, on subjects ranging from secret alchemical formulas to impassioned rejections of the Hol...

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Main Author: Dry, Sarah, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780199951055
0199951055
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central