Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

A surprising true story of Isaac Newtonâ€™s boyhood suggests an intellectual development owing as much to magic as science.

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecaryâ€™s house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemyâ€”a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losureâ€™s riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaacâ€™s early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of todayâ€™s budding scientistsâ€”as if by magic. Back matter includes an afterword, an authorâ€™s note, source notes, a bibliography, and an index.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780763670634
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780763670634

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