War and Peace · Character
Isaac Newton
Also known as Newton
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 360
Newton enters the novel as a name attached to the vast puzzle of gravitation, more an emblem of human thought than a person encountered face to face. His presence suggests the distance between a law neatly stated and the unruly motion of history.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 360
- Books
- 1
Isaac Newton is mentioned as the scientist who formulated the law of gravitation, invoked in the novel’s reflections on historical causes and human understanding. He is not physically present, and the text does not develop him as a character with relationships or an arc.
Description
The novel provides no physical description of Isaac Newton. His height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, face, clothing, and demeanor are unspecified.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
Appearances
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