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Science biography: A voyage round Newton

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Mordechai Feingold savours a study on how the fitful release of the scientist's papers shaped his reputation.

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  1. Mordechai Feingold is professor of history at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. His latest book is Newton and the Origin of Civilization (with Jed Buchwald).,

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Feingold, M. Science biography: A voyage round Newton. Nature 509, 30–31 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/509030a

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