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Article: The Newtonian Moment: Isaac Newton and the Making of Modern Culture.(Book review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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The Newtonian Moment: Isaac Newton and the Making of Modern Culture, by Mordechai Feingold. New York and Oxford, New York Public Library/Oxford University Press, 2004. xv, 218 pp. $45.00 US (cloth), $22.50 US (paper).
The Newtonian Moment has been published as a companion volume to an exhibition of the same title held at the New York Public Library. This fact has ensured that it is beautifully illustrated with over two hundred reproductions of works of art, printed books, and original manuscripts, the majority of which are in colour. Both these images and Feingold's text are assembled to show the growth of Newton's iconic status and the creation of what Feingold ...