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Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

AUTHOR White, Michael
PUBLISHER Basic Books (04/06/1999)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled with the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever means possible. Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of Newton as a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
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ISBN-13: 9780738201436
ISBN-10: 073820143X
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 416
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 6.42 x 1.06 x 9.32 inches
Weight: 1.33 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
Grade Level: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
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Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: B
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Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled with the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever means possible. Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of Newton as a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
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Author: White, Michael
Michael White is a former science editor for British "GQ "who has taught science at d'Overbroeck's College in Oxford. His other books include the international best-seller "Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science" (with John Gribbin), the award-winning "Isaac Newton: the Last Sorcerer, Life Out There," and "Weird Science," He is currently working on a book about scientific rivalry from Newton to Bill Gates. White lives with his wife and family near London.
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