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牛顿与假币制造者

Newton and the counterfeiter

Thomas Levenson · 初版 2009 年

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因其行星运动与万有引力理论而已享誉全欧的 Isaac Newton,决定接任管理英国皇家铸币厂的职位。这是一部关于犯罪、科学与金钱的引人入胜之作,它彻底重塑了我们对这位英国最伟大科学家的印象。

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  • 《牛顿与伪钞制造者》(Newton and the Counterfeiter)https://www.royalmint.com/shop/books/Newton-and-the-Counterf... 极好的一本书,讲述了艾萨克·牛顿在解决大重铸危机中扮演的角色。

    Newton and the Counterfeiter https://www.royalmint.com/shop/books/Newton-and-the-Counterf... Excellent book about Isaac Newton's role in solving the great recoinage crisis.

  • 如果想看纪实类的,推荐汤姆·利文森的《牛顿与伪钞制造者》。

    For a non-fiction account, "Newton and the Counterfeiter", by Tom Levenson.

  • 有时候你能遇到写得极棒的非虚构好书。比如,我最近读了《牛顿与伪钞制造者》,觉得精彩绝伦。在这个案例里,真实事实远比任何虚构故事都要精彩得多。而且,因为这些事情是真实发生过的,我个人对最终的结局也更感兴趣。……

    Sometimes you can get a good piece of non-fiction that's done very well. For instance, I recently read Newton and the Counterfeiter and found it excellent. In this case fact was far more interesting than any fictional account could've been. Furthermore, I was personally more interested in the outcome since the events actually happened.…

  • 稍微有点跑题,不过前段时间我读了托马斯·利文森的《牛顿与伪钞制造者》,读到最后,我反而同情起伪钞贩子来了。===轻微剧透预警=== 艾萨克·牛顿被授予皇家铸币局局长一职,基本上算是个闲差,原本根本没指望……

    Somewhat off-topic, but some time ago I read Thomas Levenson's "Newton and the Counterfeiter", and by the end, my sympathies were with the counterfeiters. ===Mild spoiler alert=== Isaac Newton was offered the position of Master of His Majesty's Mint more-or-less as a sinecure, not really expected…

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