1831 1st ed Life of Isaac Newton by David Brewster

1831 1st ed Life of Isaac Newton by David Brewster Science Mathematics Astronomy

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.”

― Isaac Newton

David Brewster was a well-known Scottish mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to optics and philosophical astronomy. He is most remembered for his biographical account of Isaac Newton and a work, ‘More Worlds than One’ which explored the possibility of multiple universes.

In addition to the early events of Newton’s life, Brewster covers Newton’s mathematical and astronomical experiments in “The Life of Sir Isaac Newton”. This book details Newton’s first telescope construction, developing better astronomical technology, philosophies and theories on behavior of light, and a chronology of Newton’s works.

Item number: #7140

Price: $499

BREWSTER, David

The life of Sir Isaac Newton

New York: printed and published by J. & J. Harper, 1831.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

323, [1]

Provenance: Gilt Emboss

Calvin Riley

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~5.75in X 3.75in (14.5cm x 9.5cm)

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