Gleick, James. Isaac Newton.GLEICK, James. Isaac Newton. Random House, Vintage. 272p. illus. notes, bibliog. index. c2003. 1-4000-3295-4. $13.00. SA This short biography, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Notable Book in hardcover, is remarkably clear, despite its sometimes-difficult scientific subject matter. The book is relatively brief and includes a few scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. , helpful illustrations. Gleick probes some of Newton's personal idiosyncrasies without engaging in wild speculation, and he renders the heart and soul of Newton's physics with simple (but not simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple ) formulations. I doubt students will find any life of the man more accessible. There are good notes and source lists, as well as an index with useful subheadings. Daniel Levinson Daniel J. Levinson was one of the founders of the field of Positive Adult Development. He was born in New York City on May 28, 1920. He completed his dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1947, on the measurement of ethnocentrism. , Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree, MA |
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