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The Evolution of Scientific Thought from Newton to Einstein

Book by A. D'Abro; Dover Publications, 1950

Subjects:

Relativity (Physics), Science--Methodology

Collections: Entire Library

...OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT FROM NEWTON TO EINSTEIN BY...But with Newton all the resources...multiplying the power of thought just as in the...influence on scientific thought. Now it is to be...absolute nature which Newton attributed to all...
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Sir Isaac Newton, 1727-1927: A Bicentenary Evaluation of His Work

Book; The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1928

Subjects:

Newton, Isaac--Sir--1642-1727

Collections: History, Entire Library

...might all be discovered." Newton thought that the particles were of...spectrum. The cautious and thoughtful Newton found that the sending of...the loss by absorption. Newton erroneously thought that all prisms producing...
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Hume, Newton, and the Design Argument

Book by Robert H. Hurlbutt III; University of Nebraska Press, 1965

Subjects:

Hume, David--1711-1776, Newton, Isaac--Sir--1642-1727, Teleology--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...important implication of these thoughts: Newton appears to have recognized...Cambridge, 12 and he defended Newtons thought against the criticisms of...matter is dead, he follows Newton in the thought that God is needed in order...
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Newton D. Baker and the American War Effort, 1917-1919

Book by Daniel R. Beaver; University of Nebraska Press, 1966

Subjects:

Baker, Newton Diehl--1871-1937, Military Administration, World War, 1914-1918--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...and gave me hours of their time as I thought and talked my way through numerous problems...Company, for permission to quote from Newton D. Baker , America at War , by Frederick...Press, for permission to quote from Newton D. Baker andHis Books His Books, by...
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Newton D. Baker: A Biography

Book by C. H. Cramer; Garland, 1961

Subjects:

Baker, Newton Diehl--1871-1937

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Institute. Some Northern visitors asked the Negro guide whether he thought the late War was necessary. The old fellow scratched his head...fit it." 1 Family trees are never solid to the core, and Newton D. Baker harbored no illusions about the soft spots in his...

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Study Habits of Isaac Newton

Journal article by James P. Mcbride; Education, Vol. 114, 1994

Subjects:

Newton, Isaac--Education, Study skills--Technique

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...scientific method. While the modern student would be well-advised to adopt the habit of analytical thought, he may have less use for Newtons practice of question-posing, as Newton, the lone explorer, probed the frontiers of knowledge. The modern...
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Patricia Fara. Newton: The Making of Genius

Journal article by Michael Hunter; Biography, Vol. 26, 2003

Subjects:

Newton: the Making of Genius (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...more limited extent Opticks, represented. Within a decade of Newtons death, John Aubrey acclaimed Principia as "the greatest highth...would not have been possible at that point. In all, this is a thought-provoking but rather disappointing book. Michael Hunter is...
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Off the Raft: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jane Smiley's the All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton

Journal article by Jim O'Loughlin; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 43, 2007

Subjects:

Authors--Works, Smiley, Jane--Works, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Twain, Mark--Works, Writers--Works

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...this makes Stowes novel a more thoughtful and more meaningful meditation...Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton, a historical novel set largely...the final section of Lidie Newton that Smiley most explicitly...Smileys own ending, what can be thought of as her attempt to "evade...
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The Sociology, Pedagogy, and Theology of Huey P. Newton: Toward a Radical Democratic Utopia *

Journal article by Matthew W. Hughey; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 29, 2005

Subjects:

Newton, Huey--Biography, Newton, Huey--Political activity, Newton, Huey--Religious aspects, Newton, Huey--Works, Women civil rights activists--Biography, Women civil rights activists--Political activity, Women civil rights activists--Religious aspects, Women civil rights activists--Works, Women civil rights workers--Biography, Women civil rights workers--Political activity, Women civil rights workers--Religious aspects, Women civil rights workers--Works

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...is a glimpse at what Newtons thought can do for sociological...proposed Black response, Newton refuted prior Marxist thought on the role of the underclass...p. 74). This line of thought, widely misinterpreted as Newtons (and the BPPs) divergence...
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From Myth to Modern Mind. A Study of the Origins and Growth of Scientific Thought. Volume I: Theogony through Ptolemy. Volume II: Copernicus through Quantum Mechanics

Journal article by Michael W. Tkacz, Albert E. Gunn; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 52, 1998

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, From Myth to Modern Mind: A Study of the Origins and Growth of Scientific Thought, 3 vols. (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...Pre-Socratics to Aristotle to Newton to quantum physics. The result...reductionist account of human thought in terms of developmental psychology...gave way to the more objective Newtonian conception of absolute space...perception" and "concrete-syncretic thought." From these primitive forms...

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The Man Behind Amazing Grace: John Newton, Who Was Once an Atheist and Slave Trader, Became a Christian Minister and Abolitionist. His Testimony of That Transformation Is Now a World-Famous Hymn

Magazine article by John White; The New American, Vol. 20, August 9, 2004

Subjects:

Abolitionists--Biography, Newton, John--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Greyhound survived. Newton began to think...later wrote, "I thought that if the Christian...anti-slavery pamphlet Thoughts upon the African...inhumanity to Newton. Therefore, he...subject, but Newton courageously spoke out. In Thoughts upon the African...
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Ghostwalking: Martin Evans Talks to the Historian of Science Rebecca Stott about Her New Novel in Which She Explores Unexplained Events in the Life of Isaac Newton, and Considers the Interactions between Past and Present

Magazine article by Martin Evans; History Today, Vol. 57, July 2007

Subjects:

Ghostwalk (Novel), Stott, Rebecca--Interviews, Women authors--Interviews, Women writers--Interviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...albeit in novel form, she wanted to do exactly the same with Newton: I was interested in him as another great scientist and I wanted...own worst enemy because he was difficult and paranoid; and I thought that this cannot be right. He cannot be working in solitude...
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Happy Newton Day! December 25th Is Indeed a Date to Celebrate-But Not Because It Is the Disputed Birthday of the "Son of God". More Importantly, It Is the Actual Birthday of One of the Greatest Men Ever to Walk the Earth. Let's Praise Isaac

Magazine article by Richard Dawkins; New Statesman, Vol. 136, December 17, 2007

Subjects:

Christian-Jewish relations, Christianity and other religions--Judaism, Christianity--Analysis, Christmas, Freedom of religion, Gospels--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Happy Newton Day! December 25th Is Indeed...manifestations". Pope John Paul II thought he was saved from assassination...walk the earth, Sir Isaac Newton. His achievements might justly...universe to the other. Happy Newton Day! Richard Dawkins, FRS...
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In Conversation: Chief Newton Jibunoh Is the Veteran of Two Expeditions across the Sahara. He Speaks to Christian Amodeo about His New Book and the Organisation Fight against Desert Encroachment (FADE) of Which He Is the Founder

Magazine article by Christian Amodeo; Geographical, Vol. 77, February 2005

Subjects:

Deserts--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In Conversation: Chief Newton Jibunoh Is the Veteran of Two...recross the Sahara in 2000? I thought it was the best way to raise...cross the Sahara again? I thought I would until I heard that...already in injury time. * Newton Jibunohs book of his desert...
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A Cataclysm of Thought

Magazine article by Alan Lightman; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, January 1999

Subjects:

Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, EINSTEIN'S MIRACULOUS YEAR: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

A Cataclysm of Thought. by Alan Lightman...laid largely by Isaac Newton, contains a beautiful...handful of mentions of Newton, no excerpts from his...but profound ideas and thought processes, even through...extraordinary achievement. Newtons laws of mechanics, which...

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Newton MessagePad Still Falls Short of Perfect Assistant

Newspaper article by Mark A. Kellner; The Washington Times, September 29, 1997

Subjects:

Computer industry, Newton Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Runner or similar paper-based planner. Having carried one of those for years, I always thought the idea of hand-held computers was to eliminate bulk. With Newton, its not there yet. Having said all this, I can still see many situations where the...
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The Southbank Light Show; Lily Cole and Thandie Newton at Vogue Party to Celebrate [Pounds Sterling]111 Million Overhaul

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 23, 2007

Subjects:

Newton, Thandie

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...month after its first major overhaul in half a century. Thandie Newton, who danced at the Festival Hall as a girl, said it still retained...architecture was very much of the moment. "For years, everyone thought it was hideous. Now it looks spot on. And this whole area feels...
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The South Bank Light Show; Lily Cole and Thandie Newton at Vogue Party to Celebrate [Pounds Sterling]111 Million Overhaul

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 23, 2007

Subjects:

Banks (Finance), Newton, Thandie

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...month after its first major overhaul in half a century. Thandie Newton, who danced at the Festival Hall as a girl, said it still retained...architecture was very much of the moment. "For years, everyone thought it was hideous. Now it looks spot on. And this whole area feels...
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Class of '99 Gives Food for Thought

Newspaper article by Arlo Wagner; The Washington Times, January 6, 2000

Subjects:

Newton, Isaac, St. John's College

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Class of 99 gives food for thought by Arlo Wagner...whose fruit fell on Sir Isaac Newtons head centuries ago have been...nurturing and a bit of luck, a Newton tree will grow and one day...classics here - along with Newtons "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia...
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LIAM'S LIFE-OR-DEATH OP; 'When I Collapsed at Premiere I Thought I Was Dying'

Newspaper article by Victoria Newton; The People (London, England), November 3, 1996

Subjects:

Neeson, Liam

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...When I Collapsed at Premiere I Thought I Was Dying. by Victoria Newton Superstar Liam Neeson...gaunt Neeson confessed: "I thought I was dying." He was found...was very scary. At first I thought it was just food poisoning...

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Hampshire, Sir Stuart Newton

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HAMPSHIRE, SIR STUART NEWTON 1914 , British philosopher, grad. Oxford. He taught at Oxford...self-conscious intentional action. Hampshires works include Spinoza (1951), Thought and Action (1959), Freedom of the Individual (1965); Freedom...
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Enlightenment

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and...the discoveries of Isaac Newton , the rationalism of Rene...18th-century society. Currents of thought were many and varied, but certain...An International System of Thought Centered in Paris, the movement...
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Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...not only in mathematics but also in physics and astronomy. Newtonian physics spread to the Continent slowly, its acceptance being...form of electromagnetic energy. In the 18th cent. scientists thought that heat was a kind of fluid called caloric. However, by the...
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Nicolson, Marjorie Hope

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...president of the Modern Language Association of America. An authority on 17th-century literature and thought, she was the author of the prize winning Newton Demands the Muse (1946), The Breaking of the Circle (1950), Science and Imagination (1956...
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Voltaire, FranÇois Marie Arouet De

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...by the greater freedom of thought in England and deeply influenced by Newton and Locke . Voltaires...for bringing awareness of Newtonian physics to the Continent...a compendium of Voltaires thought on the most varied subjects...

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