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Isaac Newton / by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Boris Kulikov.
| Author/creator | Krull, Kathleen |
| Other author | Kulikov, Boris, 1966- illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Viking, 2006. |
| Description | 126 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Giants of science Krull, Kathleen. Giants of science. ^A628876 |
| Contents | All alone -- The great escape -- A new world -- The apple -- Newton versus Hooke -- Newton versus Leibniz -- Newton versus Flamsteed -- The greatest science book in the world -- Newton versus Newton -- And what about alchemy? -- The crimson years -- His impact. |
| Abstract | Isaac Newton was not only briiliant, but secretive, vindictive and obsessive. Here is a portrait of the man, contradictions and all, than places him against the backdrop of seventeenth-century England, a time of plague, the Great Fire of London, and two revolutions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | Ages 10 up. |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| LCCN | 2005017741 |
| ISBN | 0670059218 (hardcover) : |
| ISBN | 9780670059218 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780670059218 |
| Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B N484K | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B N484K | ✔ Available | Place Hold |