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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kerr, Philip.
Dark matter: the private life of Sir Isaac Newton: a novel/Philip
Kerr—1st ed.
p. cm.
History—17th century—Fiction. 3. Tower of London (London,
England)—Fiction. 4. Counterfeits and counterfeiting—Fiction.
5. Great Britain. Royal Mint—Fiction. 6. Physicists—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6061.E784D37 2002
823’.914—dc21
2002024155
eISBN: 978-0-307-51930-6
v3.0
Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Praise for: Dark Matter
The Tower of London
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Author’s Note
About the Author
Questions for Discussion
Copyright