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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 Astronomie physique (Paris, 1740), Etienne Simon de Gamaches defended Descartes’ principles of celestial mechanics, undeterred by the authority of so great a genius as Newton. – Science, Industry and Business Library, NYPL image id: ps_sibl_cd28_480 Acknowledgments | Lecture | Companion Volume | Suggested Reading Exhibition Hours and Tours | The Library Shop | Funding

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