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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 The frontispiece to the English translation (London, 1729) of the Principia shows Newton seated in a heavenly abode; beneath him, dark clouds roll back to reveal a diagram of the solar system he had explained. – Rare Books Division, NYPL image id: ps_rbk_cd18_280 Acknowledgments | Lecture | Companion Volume | Suggested Reading Exhibition Hours and Tours | The Library Shop | Funding

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