Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything

Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything

by Philip Steele
Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything

Isaac Newton: The Scientist Who Changed Everything

by Philip Steele

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Overview

Born in England in 1643, Isaac Newton grew up in the age when Renaissance thinkers were challenging accepted ideas throughout Europe. Fascinated by all earthly science, Newton developed laws of motion and universal gravitation which also furthered our understanding of the movement of celestial bodies. This vibrant biography profiles the famed physicist as an acclaimed mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, philosopher, and inventor as well. Readers will discover the genius who inspired Alexander Pope to write,

"Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night;
God said 'Let Newton be' and all was light."

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781426314506
Publisher: Disney Publishing Group
Publication date: 07/09/2013
Series: National Geographic World History Biographies
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 64
Sales rank: 390,222
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 980L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Philip Steele has worked in children's publishing as an author and editor for more than 30 years. He has written about lands, peoples, cultures, and the natural world. Some of his most prominent titles are biographies of Ho Chi Minh, Jesse Owens, and Rosa Parks. Steele lives in Beaumaris, Wales.

Table of Contents

Young Isaac

Born in Midwinter 8

The World Turned Upside Down 12

From Day to Day 14

Isaac's Schooldays 16

Fired by Genius

College Days 22

The Borders of Knowledge 24

The Crucible 26

New Science 30

Secrets of the Universe

The Academics Life 36

Jars and Telescopes 38

The Royal Society 42

Comets Tails 44

Man of the World

The Principia 48

Friends and Foes 50

London Life 52

"All Was Light" 56

Active to the End 58

Glossary 60

Bibliography and Index 62

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