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Mordechai FeingoldPublication Details
BookNew York Public Library2004Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) QC16.N54 F45 2004 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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The Newtonian Moment, a companion volume to a forthcoming exhibition by the New York Public Library, investigates the effect that Newton’s theories and discoveries had, not only on the growth of science, but also on the very shape of modern culture and thought. Copiously illustrated with items drawn from the collections of the New York Public Library as well as numerous other libraries and museums, The Newtonian Moment enlightens its audience with a guided and in-depth look at the man, his world, and his enduring legacy. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Newtonian moment: science and the making of modern culture presented at the New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall, October 8, 2004-February 5, 2005"-
- "The Newtonian Moment investigates the effect of Newton’s theories and discoveries, not only on the trajectory of science, but on the very shape of modern culture and thought. Beginning with a fresh view of Newton’s intellectual development, Mordechai Feingold explores the manner in which Newton’s spectacular success in revolutionizing the natural sciences made him a figure to be emulated or rejected, revered or excoriated - but always there to contend with." "A companion volume to an exhibition at The New York Public Library, the book is illustrated with more than 200 drawings, paintings, frescoes, sculptures, portraits, rare books, and original manuscripts - from the Library and other major collections - which demonstrate both Newton’s status as icon and the way in which his colossal accomplishments came to permeate the science, literature, art, and religion of the era of Enlightenment and beyond."–BOOK JACKET
ISBN
- 0195177347
- 0195177355
- 9780195177343
- 9780195177350
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