Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin

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

John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin with John Curless (Narrator)

12 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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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 h...

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