Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin

Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science

Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin

328 pages • hardcover • 2017

4 editions

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant's shoes--and deserve credit for the birth of modern science. Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in ...

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