Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson


ISBN
9780571229925
Published
Released
02 / 11 / 2009
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
320
Dimensions
160 x 236mm

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newtown decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. And there, Newtown became drawn into battle with William Chaloner, the most skilful of counterfeiters, a man who not only got away with faking His Majesty's coins (a crime that the law equated to treason), but was trying to take over the mint itself.

But Chaloner has no idea who he was taking on. Newtown pursued his enemy with the cold, implacable logic that he brought to his scientific research.

Set against the backdrop of early eighteeth-century London with its sewers running down the middle of the streets, its fetid rivers, its packed houses, smoke and fog, its industries and its great port, this dark tale of obsession and revenge transforms our image of Britain's greatest scientist.
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