Newton gets his own special chapter, with no references to him being blind. I guess this means that the author really liked him.
Meanwhile:
The book that Newton found, which had paramount importance to the development of science, was blank. Empty. p116
Yes, we know what a blank book means, thank you (also, blank book:chapter 5 = IT'S AN ELLIPSE!:chapter 3).
In te hunt for the truth, Newton became the hunted. p118
Anyone else gets the feeling that the author wanted to type "Duh duh duh!" after that line?
To exaggerate the leap made by Newton is nearly impossible (but I will try). p133
My first thought was: thanks, but no thanks. (Except of course I don't really get a say in the matter, do I?)
Yeah the author is a Newtonian, just a little.
To those who say Newton removed the hand of God from the heavens, I say he replaced a toilsome hand of brute force with a sublime hand of beauty. p 135
I lol'ed. Just a little.
If I ever want to know what hero-worship sounded like in the field of physics (which I didn't, but oh well), this is Exhibit A.
P.S.
(IT'S AN ELLIPSE!)
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There was a very strong "Dun dun dun!" there, for sure.
Heh, hero-worship sounds right. But hey, it's Newton.
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