GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE ISAAC NEW TON D ISCO V E R S GR AV I T Y by Douglas Hustad Content Consultant Waleed Meleis Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Northeastern University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Isaac Newton and the Apple 4 CHAPTER TWO The Young Scientist 12 CHAPTER THREE Cambridge and Discovering Gravity 20 CHAPTER FOUR Becoming a Professor 28 CHAPTER FIVE Writing the Principia 36 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48