John Theophilus Desaguliers: A Natural Philosopher, Engineer and Freemason in Newtonian England

ISBN-13: 9781441127785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 360 str.

Audrey T Carpenter

Opis

John Theophilus Desaguliers made his mark on the 18th century in several diverse ways. He was an assistant to Sir Isaac Newton and later elucidated the difficult concept of Newtonian physics in private lectures. This biography describes a charismatic character who was a major figure of his age.