Isaac Newton and Russian science. Book mosaic of three centuries

How did Russia discover the scientific heritage of the great Isaac Newton? What useful was to be extracted from his practical activities? What riddles are associated with numerous publications of translations of the works of the great Englishman and what is the history of the birth of these books - from the first to very recent ones. The author, a famous scientific journalist, turns a bibliographic study into a fascinating narrative, an almost detective search for truth.