Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
- Date
1962
- Summary
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Discusses the work of Newton, who was born the day Galileo died, and was a contemporary and friend of Huyghens. Describes Newton's Principia Mathematica, one of the greatest scientific books ever written which was published through his friendship with Halley, another outstanding scientist of the time. Briefly discusses Newton's most important contributions to science which were his theories of light and prisms, and of motion and bodies in space.
- Contributors
WTTW, Chicago; Dan Q. Posin
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subject
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:29:16); 16mm
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003265990; Other: GR00401908; MDPI Barcode: 40000003265990
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.