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Author:

Dolnick, Edward, 1952-

Title:

The clockwork universe : Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of the modern world / Edward Dolnick.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Harper,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xviii, 378 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Science--Europe--History--17th century.
Newton, Isaac,--Sir,--1642-1727.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Religion and science--History--17th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-360) and index.

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.

ISBN:

006171951X
9780061719516

OCLC:

(OCoLC)641532378

LCCN:

2010024321

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