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Seeing Further

By Bill Bryson

Seeing Further Books

Seeing Further

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On a damp November evening in 1660, a small group of men gathered to hear a twenty-eight-year old - and not widely famous - Christopher Wren give an astronomy lecture. As they listened to him speak, his audience decided to create a Society to promote the accumulation of useful knowledge. And with that, the Royal Society was born. Since then, the Society's fellows have split the atom, discovered hydrogen, the double helix and the electron. They've invented the World Wide Web and developed profound theories on evolution, gravity and motion. They've tested the very limits of knowledge itself. Introduced and edited by Bill Bryson, Seeing Further is filled to the brim with contributions from some of today's most eminent writers; Richard Dawkins on Darwin; Margaret Atwood on mad scientists; Richard Holmes on ballooners, and many more. Closing with the reflections of the Society's current President, Martin Rees, Seeing Further forms a truly remarkable and unique celebration of one of the greatest scientific forces in history. 'Lavishly illustrated, it manages to strike just the right note between celebration and provocation' Financial Times
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
496
Release Date:
2011-07-07
Publication Date:
2011-07-31
Publisher:
Harper Collins Publ. UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007302576
ISBN13:
9780007302574
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1249 g
Height:
172 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
42 cm

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