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Title Reading Newton in early modern Europe / edited by Elizabethanne Boran, Mordechai Feingold.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; v. 19
History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; v. 19.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Reading Newton in Early Modern Europe; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part 1: Introducing Newton; 2 The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica in Naples; 3 Newton and the Spanish Artillerymen; 4 The Practical Tradition of Dutch Newtonianism; 5 Science for Ladies? Elizabeth Carter's Translation of Algarotti and "popular" Newtonianism in the Eighteenth Century; 6 Irish Newtonian Physicians and Their Arguments: The Case of Bryan Robinson; Part 2: Challenging Newton; 7 Controversies over Comets: Isaac Newton, Nicolas Hartsoeker, and Early Modern World-making
8 's Gravesande's and Van Musschenbroek's Appropriation of Newton's Methodological Ideas9 Newton's Concepts of Force among the Leibnizians; 10 How Did Berkeley Read Newton?; Part 3: Remodelling Newton; 11 Newton's Reputation as an Alchemist and the Tradition of Chymiatria; 12 Isaac Newton, Heretic? Some Eighteenth-Century Perceptions; Index
Summary Reading Newton in Early Modern Europe investigates how Sir Isaac Newton's Principial was read, interpreted and remodelled for a variety of readerships in eighteenth-century Europe. The editors, Mordechai Feingold and Elizabethanne Boran, have brought together papers which explore how, when, where and why the Principial was appropriated by readers in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, England and Ireland. Particular focus is laid on the methods of transmission of Newtonian ideas via university textbooks and popular works written for educated laymen and women. At the same time, challenges to the Newtonian consensus are explored by writers such as Marius Stan and Catherine Abou-Nemeh who examine Cartesian and Leibnizian responses to the Principial. Eighteenth-century attempts to remodel Newton as a heretic are explored by Feingold, while William R. Newman draws attention to vital new sources highlighting the importance of alchemy to Newton.
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Subject Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Principia.
Principia (Newton, Isaac)
Mechanics -- Early works to 1800.
Mechanics.
Chronological Term Early works to 1800
Subject Celestial mechanics -- Early works to 1800.
Celestial mechanics.
Physics -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.
Physics.
Europe.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Physics -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
1600-1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Early works.
History.
Electronic books.
Added Author Boran, Elizabethanne, editor.
Feingold, Mordechai, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Reading Newton in early modern Europe Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004336643 (DLC) 2017012863
ISBN 9789004336650 (electronic book)
9004336656 (electronic book)
9004336648 (electronic book)
9789004336643 (electronic book)
Standard No. 10.1163/9789004336650