Newton's Puzzles

‘No great discovery was made without a bold guess’, Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

A brain-bending collection of 125 mathematical and logic puzzles inspired by the life and discoveries of British scientist and polymath, Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727). With four levels of difficulty: begin with a ‘Student’-level logic puzzle, with Newton’s Trinity College pet mice or his boyhood milk round; advancing to ‘Professor’ challenges to tackle a problem of soldiers’ barracks at the Battle of Blenheim; and laying water pipes near Newton’s family home at Woolsthorpe Manor. Solve equations, calculate angles, and use logic to deduce solutions to complex scenarios. Each problem is based on locations, characters or tales from Newton’s time, sprinkled with historical ‘fact boxes’ and charming period line drawings. Solve the puzzles and, as you do so, learn about Newton’s momentous research into motion, gravity and light.

Paperback
19 x 16.5cm
255 pages
Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings and diagrams
Includes solutions