Who was Isaac Newton?
(2014)
By:
Pascal, Janet B.
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO
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PUBLISHED
New York, New York, USA : Penguin Workshop, 2014
DESCRIPTION
104 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780448479132, 0448479133 :, 0448479133, 9780448479132
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
"An official WhoHQ book"--Page 1 of cover
Who was Isaac Newton? -- Lonely boy -- Cambridge -- The plague years -- Falling apples -- The wonderful telescope -- Fighting about light -- A secret life -- A competition -- Newton's big book -- Laws of motion -- Becoming a legend -- Battles at the Royal Society -- Genius -- Timelines
Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the "Principia."
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