Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements 1
4. Preface 3
5. Newton and the Scientific Revolution 4
6. Science, Rationality, and Newton 19
7. Newton and Adam Smith 36
8. Isaac Newton, Explorer of the Real World 50
9. From White Dwarfs to Black Holes: The History of a Revolutionary Idea 78
10. The Newtonian Contribution to Our Understanding of the Computer 90
11. Newton’s Dream 96
12. Symmetry in Art and Nature 107
13. Contributors 133
14. Organizing Committee 135