Description - Early Biographies of Isaac Newton by Rob Iliffe
Academic - History Of Science - Biography; This edition is the first thorough-going edited collection of the many biographies of Newton, and demonstrates the way in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. Sir Isaac Newton was one of the towering figures of British science during his lifetime and for generations to follow. His life and works inspired many to write his biography, and a body of biographical material began to emerge that was added to over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Not all of the writings were published however, and those that went into print are often rare and hard for today's academics to come by. This edition from Pickering & Chatto is the first thorough-going edited collection of the many biographies of Newton, and demonstrates the way in which his reputation continued to develop in the centuries after his death. The first volume contains a group of manuscripts from the early eighteenth century, appearing here in print for the first time. Also included in Volume 1 is a range of private letters, poetry and memoranda.
The second volume is based on nineteenth century texts which deal with the debate over Newton's reputation, his scientific work and personal life. Many of the texts in this edition are being published or re-published for the first time and are little known outside a few specialist libraries. In all cases the editors of this edition use original manuscripts as copy-text wherever possible in order to eliminate editorial idiosyncrasies introduced by the primary editors.
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