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The clockwork universe : Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of the modern world

Title
The clockwork universe : Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the birth of the modern world / Edward Dolnick.
ISBN
9780061719516 :
006171951X
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Harper, c2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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.
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chaos. London, 1660 ; Satan's claws ; The end of the world ; "When spotted death ran arm'd through every street" ; Melancholy streets ; Fire ; God at His drawing table ; The idea that unlocked the world ; Euclid and unicorns ; The boys' club ; To the barricades! ; Dogs and rascals ; A dose of poison ; Of mites and men ; A play without an audience ;All in pieces
Hope and monsters. Never seen until this moment ; Flies as big as a lamb ; From earthworms to angels ; The Parade of the Horribles ; "Shuddering before the beautiful" ; Patterns made with ideas ; God's strange cryptography ; The secret plan ; Tears of joy ; Walrus with a golden nose ; Cracking the cosmic safe ; The view from the crow's nest ; Sputnik in orbit, 1687 ; Hidden in plain sight ; Two rocks and a rope ; A fly on the wall ; "Euclid alone has looked on beauty bare" ; Here be monsters! ; Barricaded against the beast ; Out of the whirlpool
Into the light. All men are created equal ; The miracle years ; All mystery banished ; Talking dogs and unsuspected powers ; The world in close-up ; When the cable snaps ; The best of all possible feuds ; Battle's end ; The apple and the moon ; A visit to Cambridge ; Newton bears down ; Trouble with Mr. Hooke ; The system of the world ; Only three people ; Just crazy enough ; In search of God.
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