The extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated knowledge of centuries and sketched out a system of the world by the age of twenty-five. The rainbow, the moon, a spinning top, a comet, the ebb and flow of the oceans.a falling apple. There is only one universe and it fell to Isaac Newton to discover its secrets. Newton was arguably the greatest scientific genius of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious figure. Brilliantly written and illustrated by William Rankin, this graphic guide explains the extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the accumulated knowledge of centuries, tossed out mistaken beliefs, and single-handedly made enormous advances in mathematics, mechanics and optics. By the age of twnety-five, entirely self-taught, he had sketched out a system of the world. Einstein's theories are unthinkable without Newton's founding system.

He was also a secret heretic, a mystic and an alchemist, the man of whom Edmond Halley said, 'Nearer to the gods may no man approach!' This is a perfect companion volume to Einstein: A Graphic Guide. This series of graphic guides covers every key thinker and topic in philosophy, psychology, science, politics, religion, cultural studies, linguistics and more. Written by experts and illustrated by leading graphic artists, there is no better way to acquaint yourself with the biggest and best ideas humanity has ever come up with.