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Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), mathematician and physicist, is one
of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. This fully
illustrated, accessible guide to the life and work of Isaac Newton
is the perfect introduction to his groundbreaking work on gravity,
motion, optics, light, colour and calculus. It also considers his
lesser known research into chemistry, theology and alchemy while
assessing his continuing legacy. Organised chronologically, this
book covers his childhood in rural Lincolnshire, school days in
Grantham and undergraduate life at Trinity College, Cambridge. All
of his major discoveries, breakthroughs and publications are
lucidly described. Entries include: the story of the falling apple,
Gravity and the Principia, Newton's laws of motion, Optics, Alchemy
and Divinity, as well as his time as Warden of the Royal Mint in
London. This is the essential guide to the life, work and legacy of
one of the greatest geniuses of all time.
Greenwich has been a centre for scientific computing since the
foundation of the Royal Observatory in 1675. Early Astronomers
Royal gathered astronomical data with the purpose of enabling
navigators to compute their longitude at sea. Nevil Maskelyne in
the 18th century organised the work of computing tables for the
Nautical Almanac, anticipating later methods used in
safety-critical computing systems. The 19th century saw influential
critiques of Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines, and
in the 20th century Leslie Comrie and others pioneered the
automation of computation. The arrival of the Royal Naval College
in 1873 and the University of Greenwich in 1999 has brought more
mathematicians and different kinds of mathematics to Greenwich. In
the 21st century computational mathematics has found many new
applications. This book presents an account of the mathematicians
who worked at Greenwich and their achievements. Features A
scholarly but accessible history of mathematics at Greenwich, from
the seventeenth century to the present day, with each chapter
written by an expert in the field The book will appeal to
astronomical and naval historians as well as historians of
mathematics and scientific computing.
Greenwich has been a centre for scientific computing since the
foundation of the Royal Observatory in 1675. Early Astronomers
Royal gathered astronomical data with the purpose of enabling
navigators to compute their longitude at sea. Nevil Maskelyne in
the 18th century organised the work of computing tables for the
Nautical Almanac, anticipating later methods used in
safety-critical computing systems. The 19th century saw influential
critiques of Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines, and
in the 20th century Leslie Comrie and others pioneered the
automation of computation. The arrival of the Royal Naval College
in 1873 and the University of Greenwich in 1999 has brought more
mathematicians and different kinds of mathematics to Greenwich. In
the 21st century computational mathematics has found many new
applications. This book presents an account of the mathematicians
who worked at Greenwich and their achievements. Features A
scholarly but accessible history of mathematics at Greenwich, from
the seventeenth century to the present day, with each chapter
written by an expert in the field The book will appeal to
astronomical and naval historians as well as historians of
mathematics and scientific computing.
The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity and are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarising the history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century.
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