Newton e a Mecânica Celeste

Synopsis of Newton e a Mecânica Celeste

«Newton e a Mecânica Celeste» is the popular science essay by Jean-Pierre Maury, in paperback, with 144 pages, by Livraria Civilização Editora.

A popular work on Isaac Newton and his contributions to astronomy: the invention of the telescope, his studies on light and the formulation of universal attraction. It places Newton among the great astronomers of his time, with admirers and detractors, as a central figure in the astronomy of the era.

Portuguese edition of 1992, co-published with Círculo de Leitores. Translated into Portuguese by António José Pinto Ribeiro.

For readers interested in the history of science and popular astronomy, with an accessible biographical approach.