Newton's Apple - A Brilliant Constellation of Physics (Science Constellation Series)

Author: Biluo
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The content of this book: On a mild and tranquil day in late summer of 1666, a small cottage was built with a fireplace on its walls, and the garden behind the house was filled with comfortable sunlight. A young man sat on a bench under the shade of a tree. His golden hair was slightly curly, hanging on his shoulders, gently swaying in the warm breeze. He was forced to stay here, originally living at Trinity College, Cambridge, but a year ago, the plague in London claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, forcing Trinity College to close. Misfortune followed, as a fire reduced three-quarters of the city to ruins. Samuel Pepys, a British citizen, wrote in his diary on September 7, 1666: "The entire city was burned down, and from St. Paul's Church it was a sight too terrible to behold—the roofs of all the houses had collapsed."