The Royal Society
And the Invention of Modern Science
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First US edition.
Description: xix, 219 pages ; 20 cm
"Historian Adrian Tinniswood recounts the founding and history of the Royal Society, created and devoted to advancing knowledge through experimentation. The 8,000 fellows elected to the Society since its founding in London in 1662 include all of the scientific leading lights of the last four centuries, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Tim Berners-Lee, and Stephen Hawking"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781541673588 (hardcover)
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SCIENCE Tin | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-200) and index.