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The Fellowship John Gribbin

The Fellowship By John Gribbin

The Fellowship by John Gribbin


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Summary

Seventeenth-century England was racked by civil war, plague, and fire. A series of meetings of natural philosophers' in Oxford and London saw the beginning of a method of thinking based on proof and experiment. This is account of this unparalleled time of discovery explores the impact of the Royal Society.

The Fellowship Summary

The Fellowship: The Story of the Royal Society and a Scientific Revolution by John Gribbin

From the bestselling author of Science: A History comes the enthralling story of a revolution that shook the world. Seventeenth-century England was racked by civil war, plague and fire; a world ruled by superstition and ignorance. A series of meetings of 'natural philosophers' in Oxford and London saw the beginning of a new method of thinking based on proof and experiment. John Gribbin's gripping, colourful account of this unparalleled time of discovery explores the impact of the Royal Society, culminating with Isaac Newton's revolutionary description of the universe and Edmund Halley's prediction of the return of a comet in 1759. This compelling book shows the triumph not as the work of one isolated genius, but of a Fellowship.

About John Gribbin

John Gribbin is among the greatest writers of popular science and is author of In Search of Schroedinger's Cat, Stardust, and Science: A History. 'His gift lies not just in eloquent and lucid presentation of complicated ideas, but in writing about them as if they were adventures.' The Financial Times.

Additional information

GOR001341174
9780141015705
0141015705
The Fellowship: The Story of the Royal Society and a Scientific Revolution by John Gribbin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20060629
352
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