Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. The Newtonian Revolution and The Newtonian Style: 1. The Newtonian revolution in science; 2. Revolution in science and the Newtonian revolution as historical concepts; 3. The Newtonian revolution and the Newtonian style; Part II. Transformations of Scientific Ideas: 4. The transformation of scientific ideas; 5. Newton and Kepler's laws: stages of transformation leading toward universal gravitation; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

'In The Newtonian Revolution, I. Bernard Cohen has written the most provocative and original book in the history of science to appear in years.' Horace Freeland Judson, The Sciences ' ... a major event in the historiography of science.' Richard S. Westfall, Nature