Enlightening Science: Teaching and Learning Newtonianism in the 18th and 21st Centuries
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The scientific and mathematical achievements of Isaac Newton laid the foundations for the classical physics that was developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. To this day they form the core of the science that is taught in schools and universities around the globe.
This project aims to create a series of tools and functionalities that will allow both general and expert users to understand the central concepts of his scientific achievements. This will be achieved by producing textual and podcasted introductions to freely available transcriptions of Newton’s most influential scientific texts, and also by employing podcasted recreations of 18th century lecture courses in which Newton’s doctrines were explicated for both 18th century genteel and academic audiences.
Lead site: University of Sussex
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