The clockwork universe : Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of the modern world /
A"New York Times"-bestselling author presents the true story of a pivotal moment in modern history when a group of strange, tormented geniuses--Isaac Newton chief among them--invented science and remade our understanding of the world.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperCollins,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A"New York Times"-bestselling author presents the true story of a pivotal moment in modern history when a group of strange, tormented geniuses--Isaac Newton chief among them--invented science and remade our understanding of the world. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780061719516 006171951X 9780061719523 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0061719528 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780062042262 (e-book) 0062042262 (e-book) |