The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World

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Edward Dolnick

The Clockwork Universe

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Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World

Edward Dolnick

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Harper Perennial
07 February 2012

Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science

""Edward Dolnick's smoothly written history of the scientific revolution tells the stories of the key players and events that transformed society."" -- Charlotte Observer

From New York Times bestselling author Edward Dolnick, 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.

At a time when the world was falling apart-- in an age of religious wars, plague, and the Great Fire of London--a group of men looked around them and saw a world of perfect order. Chaotic as it looked, these earliest scientists declared, the universe was in fact an intricate and perfectly regulated clockwork. This was the tail-end of Shakespeare's century, and these were brilliant, ambitious, confused, conflicted men. They believed in angels and alchemy and the devil, and they believed that the universe followed precise, mathematical laws. This is the story of the bewildered geniuses who made the modern world.

By: Edward Dolnick
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780061719523
ISBN 10: 0061719528
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 07 February 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World

[Dolnick] offers penetrating portraits of the geniuses of the day . . . who offer fertile ground for entertaining writing. [He] has an eye for vivid details in aid of historical recreation, and an affection for his subjects . . . [An] informative read. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>