Isaac Newton

The story of Isaac Newton's life and discoveries had been greatly altered by exploration of his huge manuscript legacy during the last thirty to forty years. This research has thrown new light upon both his personality and his intellect. Rupert Hall's discussion of this research shows that Newton cannot simply be explained as a Platonist, mystic, or magus. He remains a complex and enigmatic genius with a mind both immensely imaginative and immensely commonsensical.

General editor's preface; Preface; 1. The hopeful youth, 1642-1664; 2. 'The prime of my age for invention', 1664-1667; 3. Widening horizons, 1667-1669; 4. The professor of mathematics, 1669-1673; 5. Publication and polemic, 1672-1678; 6. Life in Cambridge, 1675-1685; 7. The chemical philosopher, 1669-1695; 8. The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1679-1687; 9. Private and public life, 1685-1696; 10. Fluxions and fury, 1677-1712; 11. Opticks, or a Treatise of Light, 1687-1718; 12. Life in London, 1696-1718; 13. A man of authority and learning, 1692-1727; 14. Later books, 1706-1726; 15. Kensington, 1725-1727; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.