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Catherine Manci
Georgia Tech Library
catherine.manci@library.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence: Get an in-depth look at the book that laid the foundation for modern physics.
Full Summary: Learn more about how Isaac Newton set the stage for modern physics, and opened the door to new understandings of light and color, with his Principia & Opticks.
Newton's Principia & Opticks Book Spotlight Join Georgia Tech Astronomer Jim Sowell and Research Services and Instruction Archivist Alison Reynolds as they explore Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia & Opticks. You’ll get a virtual look at the Georgia Tech Archives copies of Newton’s Principia, which established the modern science of dynamics and serves as the basis for the modern study of physics, and Opticks, which provided our modern understanding of light and color. Participants will discuss intersections between rare books and science and why these works are pivotal to our current understanding of physics and astronomy.
Register for this online event here.
