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Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective of the World's Greatest Scientist

Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective of the World's Greatest Scientist

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Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective of the World's Greatest Scientist

by Levenson, Thomas

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0547336047
ISBN 13
9780547336046
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New York: Mariner Books, 2009. Edition Not Specified. Very Good minus/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Softcover. Clean interior and exterior. No highlights or markings in text. Strong and tight binding. Spine is bumped at top/bottom edges. Corners are bumped.

Synopsis

A fascinating slice of true-crime history that unfolds in 1695, when law enforcement was unheard of and modern money was little more than a concept   When renowned scientist Isaac Newton took up the post of Warden of His Majesty’s Mint in London, another kind of genius—a preternaturally gifted counterfeiter named William Chaloner—had already taken up residence in the city, rising quickly in an unruly, competitive underworld. In the courts and streets of London, and amid the tremors of a world being transformed by ideas Newton himself had set in motion, Chaloner crosses paths with the formidable new warden. An epic game of cat and mouse ensues in Newton and the Counterfeiter , revealing for the first time that Newton was not only one of the greatest minds of his age, but also a remarkably intrepid investigator.

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Bookseller
Heritage Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
NF55066
Title
Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective of the World's Greatest Scientist
Author
Levenson, Thomas
Illustrator
n/a
Book Condition
Used - Very Good minus
Jacket Condition
No DJ
Edition
Edition Not Specified
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0547336047
ISBN 13
9780547336046
Publisher
Mariner Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2009
Pages
318pp
Size
12mo = 7-9"
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