Isaac Newton : White, Michael, 1959-2018

64 pages : 24 cm

Describes the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician who changed our perception of the universe

Includes bibliographical references and index

The problem of gravity — An amazing year — Newton’s world — Newton’s science — Childhood in Lincolnshire — Isaac’s stepfather — An interest in machines — School days — Farmer or student? — Early days at Cambridge — New ideas — The rainbow — More experiments — The first real scientist — The spinning circle — A clearer view — Flight from the Great Plague — Back home — Gravity — The pail of water — Back to Cambridge — An important job — Newton’s plan — Newton teaches mathematics — Galileo’s telescope — A new type of telescope — The Royal Society — The careful scientist — Edmund Halley — The Principia — Inertia — The laws of motion — Newton’s laws at work — Newton’s laws today — The black years — The Royal Mint — Clippers and thieves — Science at the Mint — High office — Newton’s new book — The final years — Remembering Isaac Newton — Important dates