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Newton and the counterfeiter - Thomas Levenson
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:58:53
Publish Date: 2013-05-22 14:37:00
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In 1696, after a glittering scientific career, Isaac Newton became Warden of the Mint, based at the Tower. England’s currency was then in disarray, not least owing to the growing crime of counterfeiting. So began a personal and bitter struggle between Newton and William Chaloner, the greatest forger of them all — as Thomas Levenson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) relates.

 
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