Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science
Author:   John Gribbin ,  Mary Gribbin
Publisher:   Yale University Press
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Pages:   328
Publication Date:   24 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science


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Author:   John Gribbin ,  Mary Gribbin
Publisher:   Yale University Press
Imprint:   Yale University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780300226751


ISBN 10:   0300226756
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   24 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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A well-documented argument that [Newton] owed more to the ideas of others than he admitted. --Kirkus Reviews Science readers will thank the Gribbins for restoring Hooke and Halley to the prominence that they deserve. --Publishers Weekly Praise for 13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything: Gribbin is a confident, engaging guide . . . a lovingly rendered history. --Joshua Sokol, The Wall Street Journal Praise for 13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything Gribbin is a confident, engaging guide . . . a lovingly rendered history. --Joshua Sokol, The Wall Street Journal


A well-documented argument that [Newton] owed more to the ideas of others than he admitted. --Kirkus ReviewsPraise for 13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything: Gribbin is a confident, engaging guide . . . a lovingly rendered history. --Joshua Sokol, The Wall Street Journal Praise for 13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything Gribbin is a confident, engaging guide . . . a lovingly rendered history. --Joshua Sokol, The Wall Street Journal


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John Gribbin is the author of many best-selling books, including In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Mary Gribbin is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. John and Mary are both Visiting Fellows at the University of Sussex.

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