Isaac Newton
Part of the ""Oxford's Lives and Legacies"" series, this book presents a portrait of Isaac Newton and the times in which he lived. It also sheds light on Newton's later life as master of the mint in London, where he managed to convict and hang the arch criminal William Chaloner, and his presidency of the Royal Society
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PREFACE; One: "TO PLAY PHILOSOPHICALLY"; Two: "MY GREATER FRIEND"; Three: OF GENIUS, FIRE, AND PLAGUE; Four: THE REVOLUTIONARY PROFESSOR; Five: "KINDLING COAL"; Six: THE ALCHEMIST; Seven: "A BOOK NOBODY UNDERSTANDS"; Eight: "YOUR MOST UNFORTUNATE SERVANT"; Nine: MARK OF THE LION; Ten: THE ROYAL SOCIETY; Eleven: WAR; Twelve: "LIKE A BOY ON THE SEASHORE"; NOTES; FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
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