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"All about Isaac": Review of Newton's Apple, by Peter Aughton. Reviewed by Roy Herbert. New Scientist, 23 August 2003, page 47.

"This is an excellently written biography of the genius Sir Isaac Newton," reads the review's first sentence. According to the review, the book paints a vivid and full portrait of Newton and his contemporaries and provides accurate, understandable accounts of his work.

--- Allyn Jackson

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