A Very Short Introduction: Newton

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• This Very Short Introduction provides a rich account of Newton’s personal and scientific life.
• The author explains Newton’s scientific discoveries, reveals the forces that shaped his thought, examines his shockingly radical religious life and controversial beliefs, and paints a picture of a man of great complexity, one who now seems to have devoted more time to the study of alchemy and theology than to rational science,
• and whose beliefs had a profound impact on European politics, thought and religion.