Newton, His Friends and His Foes

Over the last forty years Professor Hall has been a major contributor to the a€?new viewa€? of Newton now generally accepted. Essentially this has derived from the bringing to light and examination of Newtona€?s vast, but long neglected legacy of manuscripts, and the first studies in this volume illustrate the wealth of information these provide on the earliest phases of his great discoveries in mathematics and science. In particular, they confirm the intensity and originality of Newtona€?s investigations before and through the a€?anni mirabilesa€? of 1665-66. Further papers then deal with his relations with contemporaries such as Hooke, Leibniz and Huyghens, again making extensive use of unpublished manuscript material, and with the developing influence of his work. Durant les quarante derniA‥res annAces, le professeur Hall a ActAc la€?un des plus importants contributeurs A la nouvelle apprAcciation de la€?oeuvre de Newton, qui est de nos jours la plus gAcnAcralement acceptAce. Ceci provient essentiellement de la€?examen du vaste hAcritage de manuscrits laissAcs par Newton et trA‥s longtemps nAcgligAc; les premiA‥res Actudes de ce volume illustrent la richesse da€?informations contenues dans ceux-ci quant aux toutes premiA‥res phases de ses grandes dAccouvertes dans le domaine des mathAcmatiques et de le science. Ils confirment en particulier la€?intensitAc et la€?originalitAc des recherches de Newton avant et pendant les a€?anni mirabilesa€ de 1665a€“66. Sa€?ajoutent A ceci plusieurs Actudes, oA1 il est A nouveau fait grand usage de manuscrits inAcdits, traitant des rapports qua€?il entretenait avec ses contemporains tels, Hooke, Leibniz et Huyghens, ainsi que de la€?influence progressive de ses travaux.