Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists
of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity
who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and the
natural sciences. In this volume a team of distinguished contributors
examines all the main aspects of Newton’s thought,
including not only his approach to space, time, and universal
gravity in his Principia, his research in optics, and his
contributions to mathematics, but also his more clandestine
investigations into alchemy, theology, and prophecy, which
have sometimes been overshadowed by his mathematical
and scientific interests. New readers and non-specialists
will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to
Newton currently available. Advanced students and specialists
will find a conspectus of recent developments in the
interpretation of Newton.