Isaac Newton, the Age of Reason, and the Beginning of Modern Science

This book is a masterpiece handed down by David Brewster, a member of the Royal Society, chairman of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the discoverer of "Brewster's Law" and the inventor of the kaleidoscope, horseshoe-shaped electromagnet, lighthouse lens, etc. It is recognized as a masterpiece in the history of science. The author extensively collects various original manuscripts, taking Isaac Newton's magnificent scientific research as the main line, detailing the arrival of the Age of Reason and the rise and development of modern science, analyzing the astrophysics discovery process of Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, John Kepler and Isaac Newton's scientific thoughts, and examining the dispute over the invention of calculus between Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and the rumors of Isaac Newton's mental illness.