The Royal Society : and the invention of modern science / Adrian Tinniswood.
The Royal Society : and the invention of modern science / Adrian Tinniswood.
The Royal Society : and the invention of modern science / Adrian Tinniswood.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
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G 2019/3345
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 219 pages ; 20 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prelude -- Foundation -- Charter -- Experiment -- Philosophical transactions -- Repositories and laboratories -- Persons of great quality -- Sticks and stones -- Reform -- Foreign parts -- A brave new world -- Appendix 1: The founders -- Appendix 2: The first charter, July 15, 1662 -- Appendix 3: Ex...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition
First US edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"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 Be...
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The Royal Society : and the invention of modern science / Adrian Tinniswood.
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Originally published in Great Britain in hardcover and ebook by Head of Zeus in January 2019. -- tp verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/3345
Record Identifier
74VKVeqeA0zd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeqeA0zd
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ISBN
1541673581 hardcover
9781541673588 hardcover
DDC
506.041
MMS ID
991024252515202626
