Newton and the Netherlands : how Isaac Newton was fashioned in the Dutch republic

Newton and the Netherlands : how Isaac Newton was fashioned in the Dutch republic / edited by Eric Jorink and Ad Maas.

In the course of the eighteenth century, Newton's ideas (in different guises and interpretations) became a veritable hype in Dutch society. In "Newton & the Netherlands" Newton's sudden success is analyzed in great depth and put into a new perspective.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorink, Eric (Author, Editor), Maas, Ad, 1970- (Author, Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Leiden University Press, [2012]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727.
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727
Natural history > Netherlands.
Physics > Philosophy.
Natural history > Philosophy.
Natural theology.
Philosophy, Dutch.
History of science.
Mathematics and science.
Science: general issues.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > History.
Natural history
Natural history > Philosophy
Natural theology
Philosophy, Dutch
Physics > Philosophy
Netherlands
Biographies.
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Description
Summary:In the course of the eighteenth century, Newton's ideas (in different guises and interpretations) became a veritable hype in Dutch society. In "Newton & the Netherlands" Newton's sudden success is analyzed in great depth and put into a new perspective.
Item Description:"Museum Boerhaave, Leiden"--Cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789400600553
9400600550
9789400601239
9400601239
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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