Newton and the Culture of Newtonianism
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This insightful work examines what happened to Newton's science as it was interpreted by his major followers. The authors also look at the scientific culture that Newton helped to create and the impact that his ideas had on the rapidly developing technology that led to the Industrial Revolution.
Margaret C. Jacob is Emerita Distinguished Professor of Research at UCLA. Previous publications include The Secular Enlightenment (2019, Princeton University), The Enlightenment: A Brief History with Selected Texts (Bedford Books, 2001; second edition, 2017), and The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850 (2014, Cambridge University Press).