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.
| ISBN: | 9780141015705 |
| Publication date: | 29th June 2006 |
| Author: | John Gribbin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
History of science European history |
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.
The Fellowship features in the following genres: History of science, European history
Paperback. £12.59, down from the £13.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Fellowship was written by John Gribbin and published by Penguin Books Ltd
The Fellowship has 352 pages
£12.59, reduced from £13.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.