The Newton Papers
The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts
Sarah Dry
Reviews and Awards
"This fascinating book traces thehistory of Newton's papers...The author gives some fascinating background...It is a captivating story." - Paradigm Explorer, David Lorimer, Programme DirectorScientific and Medical NetworkEditor, Paradigm Explorer
"Not only is the book a valuable contribution to the history of Newton's work, but it is a most enjoyable read with elements of a good detective story" - J. S. Rowlinson, Science Progress
"Sarah Dry tells a riveting, beautifully written story" - Times Higher Education
"Dry's fine writing and scholarship make this book a useful resource and a good read" - Robyn Arianrhod, Times Higher Education
"compelling" - Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday
"Engaging book" - Economist
"Dry is to be congratulated for furnishing us with a fresh and readable chronicle of the tortuous route that Newtons manuscript took to being made public." - Nature
"By identifying the roles of a host of collectors in securing various parts of the collection, Dry does full justice to a fascinating story; it sheds bright light on the range and development of this most brilliant - and most elusive - of minds. Pure joy." - Graham Farmelo, Times Higher Education
"Drawing on existing scholarship, it is a story well worth sharing with anyone interested in Newton and how we have, over three hundred years, come to know him and shaped his legacy. Sarah Dry has a colorful and intriguing cast of characters on which to draw, who represent a surprisingly varied set of motives for engaging with Newton's life and literary remains." - Rebekah Higgitt, H-Albion
