Today I read “Introducing Newton“, written by William Rankin, (1993©). It’s a great read if you’re a beginner looking for something informative and fun about Sir Isaac Newton. It also dives into the other endeavours by Newton in the fields of History, Religion and Politics Etc. Summarises the concepts before Newton, explains them all very well.Īnd it does it in a fun way, with illustrations, they can get a bit tedious at times but they do help in keeping it fun and maintaining a belief in the reader’s mind that it isn’t a heavy book, just fun stuff, about the greatest of scientists, maybe ever. Answers your queries about Why Sir Isaac Newton is regarded so highly as he is. Never have I seen in a book such details of not just the subject matter but also the origins of it and the things that led to the shaping of circumstances and scientific principles in the 17th century.Īlso, this book teaches you about Newton and his scientific principles, where they came from and why they’re such a big deal- makes one wonder about that ”Let there be Newton and there was light!” Quote and enables the reader to see the point there. Born in Edinburgh he is presently living in Paris and working as a Graphics Editor at a global newspaper. William Rankin has worked in London for Oz and the Radio Times in France for Actuel and Echo des Savanes in Sweden for Etc.

He was also a secret heretic, a mystic and an alchemist, the man whom Edmund Halley said, 'Nearer to the gods may no man approach!' Einstein's theories are unthinkable without Newton's founding system. By the age of 25, entirely self-taught, he had sketched out a system of the world. Brilliantly written and illustrated by William Rankin, 'Introducing Newton' explains the extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated knowledge of centuries, tossed out mistaken beliefs, and single-handedly made enormous advances in mathematics, mechanics and optics. Newton was arguably the greatest scientific genius of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious figure.

There is only one universe and it fell to Isaac Newton to discover its secrets. The rainbow, the moon, a spinning top, a comet, the ebb and flood of the oceans.a falling apple.

Newton for Beginners by William Rankin