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Introduction The Apprenticeship of Genius The Gospel According to Newton Trial by Fire A New Worldview Emerges Science Visualized and Popularized Reason and Faith Humanities and the Culture of Science Apotheosis back In his “Allegorical Monument to Sir Isaac Newton,” Giovanni Battista Pittoni celebrated the famous prismatic experiment demonstrating the heterogeneity of sunlight. From: Eugene MacSwiny, Tombeaux des princes, de grands capitaines et autres hommes illustres (London, 1741) – Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, NYPL image id: ps_newton_cd3_29 Acknowledgments | Lecture | Companion Volume | Suggested Reading Exhibition Hours and Tours | The Library Shop | Funding

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