Clockwork Universe The

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edward Dolnick 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2012-02
• ISBN 9780061719523
• 定价 158.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inaworldofchaosanddisease,onegroupofdriven,idiosyncraticgeniusesenvisionedauniversethatranlikeclockwork.TheyweretheRoyalSociety,themenwhomadethemodernworld.Attheendoftheseventeenthcentury,sicknesswasdivinepunishment,astronomyandastrologywereindistinguishable,andtheworld'smostbrilliant,ambitious,andcuriousscientistsweretormentedbycontradiction.Theybelievedinangels,devils,andalchemyyetalsobelievedthattheuniversefollowedprecisemathematicallawsthatwereasintricateandperfectlyregulatedasthemechanismsofagreatclock."TheClockworkUniverse"capturesthesemonolithicthinkersastheywrestledwithnature'smostsweepingmysteries.Award-winningwriterEdwardDolnickilluminatesthefascinatingpersonalitiesofNewton,Leibniz,Kepler,andothers,andvividlyanimatestheirmomentousstruggleduringanerawhenlittlewasknownandeverythingwasnew--battlesofwill,faith,andintellectthatwouldchangethecourseofhistoryitself.

【作者简介】

EdwardDolnickistheauthorofDowntheGreatUnknown,TheForger’sSpell,andtheEdgarAward-winningTheRescueArtist.AformerchiefsciencewriterattheBostonGlobe,heliveswithhiswifenearWashington,D.C.