Newton, his Friends and his Foes

Zusammenfassung
Sixteen studies in English and one in French, examining Newton's programme of investigation and experiment, based on his neglected manuscripts. These consider his relations with contemporary scientists, including Hooke and Huyghens, and the developing influence of his theories.

Inhalt
Contents: An autobiographical introduction; Sir Isaac Newton's note-book, 1661-1665; Further optical experiments of Isaac Newton; Newton on the calculation of central forces; Newton's chemical experiments; Correcting the Principia; Newton's 'mechanical principles'; Newton's theory of matter; Newton and his editors; Beyond the fringe: diffraction as seen by Grimaldi, Fabri, Hooke and Newton; Two unpublished lectures of Robert Hooke; Newton's first book; Horology and criticism: Robert Hooke; Henry More and the Scientific Revolution; Le problème de la vitesse de la lumière dans l'oeuvre de Newton; Leibniz and the British mathematicians (1673-1676); Newton in France: a new view; Index.