Newton's Tyranny: The Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed

New York: W. H. Freeman & Company, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine dustjacket. 188pp including index. One of the great figures in history, Sir Isaac Newton personifies the triumph of scientific reason over ignorance. Yet for all his contributions to the Enlightenment, Newton was a deeply complex man who sometimes aggressively tried to obscure the intellectual achievements of others. Newtons Tyranny is the story of two men who felt the full wrath of the great mans hostilitythe Reverend John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, and Stephen Gray, a humble dyer and amateur scientist. United not only by a love of science, but by a bitter and protracted conflict with Newton, the two men made significant contributions to science despite the obstacles that Newton placed in their path. Gray produced the first experiment in electrical communications, and Flamsteed pioneered observational astronomy and navigation..