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Clockwork Universe The

Clockwork Universe The

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作者: Edward Dolnick 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2012-02

ISBN: 9780061719523

定价: 158.70

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 416页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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

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