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Newton and the counterfeiter the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist

In 1695, Isaac Newton, already renowned as the greatest mind of his age, made a surprising career move.

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  • "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."
  • "Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. This is a compelling book about crime, science and money, and transforms our image of Britain's greatest scientist."
  • "In 1695, Isaac Newton, already renowned as the greatest mind of his age, made a surprising career move."
  • "In 1695, Isaac Newton, already renowned as the greatest mind of his age, made a surprising career move."@en

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Biography"

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  • "Newton y el falsificador : la desconocida carrera como detective del fundador de la ciencia moderna"@es
  • "Newton y el falsificador : la desconocida carrera como detective del fundador de la ciencia moderna"
  • "Newton and the counterfeiter the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist"@en
  • "Nʹi︠u︡ton i falʹshivomonetchik : o tom, kak velichaĭshiĭ uchenyĭ stal syshchikom"
  • "Newton and the counterfeiter the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist"
  • "Newton and the counterfeiter"
  • "Newton and the counterfeiter : the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist"@en
  • "Newton and the counterfeiter : the unknown detective career of the world's greatest scientist"
  • "Ньютон и фальшивомонетчик : о том, как величайший ученый стал сыщиком"

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