The Clockwork Universe: saac Newto, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern WorldI

The Clockwork Universe: saac Newto, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern WorldI
ISBN-10
0062042262
ISBN-13
9780062042262
Category
Science
Pages
416
Language
English
Published
2011-02-08
Publisher
Harper Collins
Author
Edward Dolnick

Description

New York Times bestselling author Edward Dolnick brings to light the true story of one of the most pivotal moments in modern intellectual history—when a group of strange, tormented geniuses invented science as we know it, and remade our understanding of the world. Dolnick’s earth-changing story of Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of modern science is at once an entertaining romp through the annals of academic history, in the vein of Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, and a captivating exploration of a defining time for scientific progress, in the tradition of Richard Holmes’ The Age of Wonder.

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