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Name: Isaac Newton
Author: Michael White

Michael White’s biography of Sir Isaac Newton explores the arc of a man who lived at the crossroads of the old and new worlds. It charts his groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics, while also delving into his longstanding interest in alchemy and the occult. The book presents Newton as a complex, obsessive genius whose quest to understand the universe straddled the boundary where magic ended and modern science began.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Michael White

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