Professor Robert Iliffe: List of publications

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“Newtonian biographies” in S. Mandelbrote and H. Pulte eds, The Reception of Newton in Eighteenth Century Europe, 3 vols, 3: 581-96 (Bloomsbury, 2019)

2018
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The Reception of Isaac Newton in Europe
The essays in these volumes consider the impact of Newton;s ideas from three distinct but interlocking perspectives: their reception in particular geographical areas and language communities; their importance for particular fields of ...
Science

Priest of Nature: The Religious Worlds of Isaac Newton

2017
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Book
Newton's unusual — or even downright heretical — religious opinions were well known to a number of his contemporaries. For over two centuries the exact nature of his religious beliefs was a matter of intense debate, but by the middle of the nineteenth century it was public knowledge that he had held highly unorthodox conceptions of the Trinity. Until the early 1970s, very few of Newton's private theological researches had been made publicly available, and scholars did not determine his views with any precision. However, in the last few years millions of words from his previously unpublished religious writings have become publicly available, making it possible to offer a considered account of their content, and to assess what they tell us about the man.

"Saint Isaac: Newtonian hagiography and the creation of genius," in M. Beretta et al., eds, Savant Relics. Brains and Remains of Scientists, (Sagamore Beach, Ca., 2016), 93-132

2016
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Savant Relics Brains and Remains of Scientists

“Newton’s religion” in Iliffe, R and G. Smith eds, The Cambridge Companion to Newton, 2nd ed., (Cambridge 2016), 485-523

2016
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The Cambridge Companion to Newton, 2nd edition
Philosophy

Introduction

2016
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Book

The Cambridge Companion to Newton

2016
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Book

Galvanic Humans

2016
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The Uses of Humans in Experiment. Perspectives from the 17th to the 20th Century
Charts use of galvanic currents and then Voltaic Pile to learn about role of electricity in life -- and death.

Saint Isaac

2016
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Savant Relics. Brains and Remains of Scientists

Iliffe, R. "Newton, God, and the mathematics of the Two Books," in S. Lawrence and M. McCartney, Mathematicians & their Gods: Interactions between Mathematics and Religious Beliefs, (Oxford, 2015), 121-44

2015
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Mathematicians and Their Gods Interactions Between Mathematics and Religious Beliefs
From ancient to modern times, mathematicians have played a key role in this interaction. This is a book on the relationship between mathematics and religious beliefs.
Mathematics

Servant of two masters? Fatio de Duillier, Isaac Newton and Christiaan Huygens

2013
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Newton and the Netherlands: How Isaac Newton Was Fashioned in the Dutch Republic
In "Newton & the Netherlands" Newton's sudden success is analyzed in great depth and put into a new perspective.
Science

Hartlib's World

2012
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London and Beyond Essays in Honour of Derek Keene
This volume presents new research on key themes in the history of London and other European towns and cities, from the middle ages onwards.
History

The Newton Project. [Dataset]

2012
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Internet publication
An online edition of Isaac Newton's theological, personal and mathematical papers. Contains over 5 million words and 200 previously unpublished documents from Newton's archive <a href="http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/">http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/</a>

Newton: A Very Short Introduction

2007
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Book
...introduces Newton's scientific studies in fields ranging from physics, astronomy, and mathematics, to alchemy. It also examines his controversial theological beliefs and his politics, and explores the forces that shaped his life. Although Newton's science was largely revered — his reputation reached near-immortal status with the publication of the Principia — theologically, his beliefs were very controversial. Newton's views on alchemy, mathematics, physics, and religion are shown to be the very different obsessions of an extremely complex man whose beliefs at the time dominated England's political, religious, and intellectual landscape.
Science

Digitizing Isaac: The Newton Project and an Electronic Edition of Newton's Papers

2006
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Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies
NEWTON AND NEWTONIANISM New Studies Edited by JAMES E. FORCE and SARAH HUTTON Founding Directors: P. Dibon† (Paris) and R.H. Popkin (Washington University, St. Louis, UCLA) Director: Sarah Hutton (Middlesex University,...
Philosophy

Prosecuting Athanasius: Protestant Forensics and the Mirrors of Persecution

2004
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Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies
NEWTON AND NEWTONIANISM New Studies Edited by JAMES E. FORCE and SARAH HUTTON Founding Directors: P. Dibon† (Paris) and R.H. Popkin (Washington University, St. Louis &amp; UCLA) Director: Sarah Hutton (Middlesex University,...
Philosophy