Description: Newton and the Origin of Civilization Buchwald, Jed Z. ; Feingold, Mordechai Princeton & Oxford Princeton University Press 2013 Hardcover 4to 11" - 13" tall Xiii, 528 pp. Bibliography, index. Heavily illustrated in b/w. Quarto. Dark orange and brown dust jacket with an illustration of "The Astronomers". Minor wear to the DJ, flaps intact. Book itself has a pencil erasure on first blank, occasional very light pencil check marks in the margins, otherwise clean and tight. Good copy. "Isaac Newton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, published in 1728, one year after the great man's death, unleashed a storm of controversy. And for good reason. The book presents a drastically revised timeline for ancient civilizations, contracting Greek history by five hundred years and Egypt's by a millennium. Newton and the Origin of Civilization tells the story of how one of the most celebrated figures in the history of mathematics, optics, and mechanics came to apply his unique ways of thinking to problems of history, theology, and mythology, and of how his radical ideas produced an uproar that reverberated in Europe's learned circles throughout the eighteenth century and beyond." Jed Buchwald and Mordechai Feingold reveal the manner in which Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics. It was during Newton's earliest years at Cambridge that he developed the core of his singular method for generating and working with trustworthy knowledge, which he applied to his study of the past with the same rigor he brought to his work in physics and mathematics. Drawing extensively on Newton's unpublished papers and a host of other primary sources, Buchwald and Feingold reconcile Isaac Newton the rational scientist with Newton the natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian, and chronologist of ancient history. WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show - please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers - We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses.We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay's shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I'll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" - it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Since Brexit, shipping to the UK may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.
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Author: Buchwald, Jed Z. ; Feingold, Mordechai
Book Title: Newton and the Origin of Civilization
Cover: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Place Published: Princeton & Oxford
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
Title: Newton and the Origin of Civilization Buchwald & Feingold
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Features: Xiii, 528 pp. Bibliography, index. Heavily illustrated in b/w., Quarto. Dark orange and brown dust jacket with an illustration, of "The Astronomers". Minor wear to the DJ, flaps intact. Book, itself has a pencil erasure on first blank, occasional very, light pencil check marks in the margins, otherwise clean and, tight. Good copy. "Isaac Newton's Chronology of Ancient, Kingdoms Amended, published in 1728, one year after the great, man's death, unleashed a storm of controversy. And for good, reason. The book presents a drastically revised timeline for, ancient civilizations, contracting Greek history by five, hundred years and Egypt's by a millennium. Newton and the, Origin of Civilization tells the story of how one of the most, celebrated figures in the history of mathematics, optics, and, mechanics came to apply his unique ways of thinking to problems, of history, theology, and mythology, and of how his radical, ideas produced an uproar that reverberated in Europe's learned, circles throughout the eighteenth century and beyond." Jed, Buchwald and Mordechai Feingold reveal the manner in which, Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal, history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy,, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the, evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics., It was during Newton's earliest years at Cambridge that he, developed the core of his singular method for generating and, working with trustworthy knowledge, which he applied to his, study of the past with the same rigor he brought to his work in, physics and mathematics. Drawing extensively on Newton's, unpublished papers and a host of other primary sources,, Buchwald and Feingold reconcile Isaac Newton the rational, scientist with Newton the natural philosopher, alchemist,
