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

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

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 history has been overshadowed by the giant figure...

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Main Author: Gribbin, John
Other Authors: Gribbin, Mary
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Series:degruyterct.
Subjects:
Halley, Edmond, > 1656-1742.
Hooke, Robert, > 1635-1703.
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727.
Science > Great Britain > History.
Science > History.
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