The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in HistoryContains brief 3-4 page biographies of famous men and women throughout history ranked in order of the author's criteria for influence upon world history. |
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... Newton before the British Royal Society when he was twenty - nine years old . Newton's achievements in optics alone would probably enti- tle him to a place on this list ; however , they are considerably less important than his ...
... Newton before the British Royal Society when he was twenty - nine years old . Newton's achievements in optics alone would probably enti- tle him to a place on this list ; however , they are considerably less important than his ...
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... Newton did not merely state these laws of mechanics ; he himself , using the math- ematical tools of the calculus , showed how these fundamental laws could be applied to the solution of actual problems . Newton's laws can be and have ...
... Newton did not merely state these laws of mechanics ; he himself , using the math- ematical tools of the calculus , showed how these fundamental laws could be applied to the solution of actual problems . Newton's laws can be and have ...
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... Newton is revealing . Newton's theories were basically easy to understand , and his genius lay in being the first to develop them . Einstein's theories of relativity , on the other hand , are ex- tremely difficult to understand , even ...
... Newton is revealing . Newton's theories were basically easy to understand , and his genius lay in being the first to develop them . Einstein's theories of relativity , on the other hand , are ex- tremely difficult to understand , even ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 8 |
HISTORICAL CHART | 17 |
THE PREMISE | 26 |
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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History Michael H. Hart No preview available - 1989 |
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