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Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1851

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Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1851 - Jacob, Margaret C, and Stewart, Larry
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From 1687, the year when Newton published his Principia , to the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, science gradually became central to Western thought and economic development. The book examines how, despite powerful opposition on the Continent, a Newtonian understanding gained acceptance and practical application.

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Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1851 2006, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674022423

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