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

by Edward Dolnick

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061719528
• ISBN13: 9780061719523
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"