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Merry Newtonmas
Born Christmas Day 1642.
Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night; God said, 'Let Newton be' and all was light. Alexander Pope Most biographers ignore Sir Isaac Newton's tenure as Warden and Master of the Mint. Berlinski says unequivocally that these years are uninteresting. However, they are THIRTY years of his life. In disguise, he pursued counterfeiters in pubs and taverns - and as a justice of the peace, he extracted confessions -- not through actual torture, of course... Though deleted from the Wikipeda, you can still read about Newtonmas here http://www.coin-newbies.com/articles/newton.html and here http://newtonmas.quickseek.com/ This is my biography of Sir Isaac as Warden and Master of the Mint, based on the essay for which the ANA granted me a second Heath Literary Award. http://www.well.com/~mercury/newton.html In addition to being Warden and Master of the British Royal Mint, most people know Newton for his Principia Mathematica. He invented calculus in order to prove his physics. In other words, he brought theory and practice together. MERRY NEWTONMAS TO YOU! Michael |
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Merry Newtonmas
"Mike Marotta" wrote
MERRY NEWTONMAS TO YOU! Michael And to you and yours. And a Happy Festivus too! John |
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Merry Newtonmas
Mike Marotta wrote:
Born Christmas Day 1642. Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night; God said, 'Let Newton be' and all was light. Alexander Pope "But the devil, shouting 'ho, let Einstein be," restored the status quo." John Collings Squire |
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