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Bezig met laden... Newton (origineel 2006; editie 2007)door Peter Ackroyd (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Short and to the point, this biography covers the main accomplishments while hinting at some of the oddities and secrets surrounding Newton's life. It does not speculate, rather, it points out where others have speculated. Good introduction to Newton's work. ( ) Brief life of Sir Isaac. Sympathetic to him, though if one reads between the lines, he could obviously be very difficult to deal with. I realise it's not meant to be a scholarly work, but there were some quotations which were unattributed and it would have been nice to know who said it, even if it was a name I didn't recognise. A biography of Newton that is one of Ackroyd's short lives series. This biography is not concerned with minute detail; it is as it advertises - short. As such, it is a good selection for someone who would like an overview of the life, without having to go into painstakingly agonizing detail about every year of his life, as some biographers choose to do. Ackroyd hits the highlights. His writing style is good, easy to read, and in spite of being short, it is not incomplete. He does not give a lot of information on Newton's theories themselves; that's OK for a biography, since that information is available in so many places that it isn't needed here. Ackroyd does not simplify his subject; he simply removes needless speculation and uninteresting detail. A nice introduction to a complex subject. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated calculus, hit upon the idea of gravity and did experiments which showed that white light was made up of different coloured rays. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)530.092Natural sciences and mathematics Physics Physics Physics Biography And History BiographyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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