A Portrait of Isaac Newton
Frank E. Manuel
These lectures contend that the religion of Isaac Newton was primarily historical and scriptural, and that the metaphysical arguments about God and nature in which he became involved in the latter part of his career were not his central preoccupation as homo religiosus.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN-13
- 9780196265353
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Isaac NewtonReligion and scienceScientific biography
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1969)
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