318 pages
English language
Published Nov. 20, 2010 by Faber.
Newton and the counterfeiter : the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist
Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. This is a compelling book about crime, science and money, and transforms our image of Britain's greatest scientist.
Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. This is a compelling book about crime, science and money, and transforms our image of Britain's greatest scientist.
Subjects
- 15.70 history of Europe
- 30.01 history of the exact sciences
- Currency system
- Royal Mint
- Scientists
- Counterfeiting
- Counterfeits and counterfeiting
- Biography
- History
Places
- Great Britain
- England
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland