The Resource Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley, John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley, John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
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The item Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley, John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries.
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- Summary
- Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley were pioneering scientists, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Isaac Newton. Whilst Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time, and the father of British science, John and Mary Gribbin unearth the truth behind the roles played by Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, and Edmond Halley in the British scientific revolution in the 17th century
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Isbn
- 9780008220617
- Label
- Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley
- Title
- Out of the shadow of a giant
- Title remainder
- how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley
- Statement of responsibility
- John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley were pioneering scientists, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Isaac Newton. Whilst Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time, and the father of British science, John and Mary Gribbin unearth the truth behind the roles played by Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, and Edmond Halley in the British scientific revolution in the 17th century
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gribbin, John
- Dewey number
-
- 509.2'2
- 509.2'2
- 509.22
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Gribbin, Mary
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Halley, Edmond
- Hooke, Robert
- Newton, Isaac
- Science
- Popular Science and Mathematics
- Label
- Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley, John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780008220617
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780008220617
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
- Label
- Out of the shadow of a giant : how Newton stood on the shoulders of Hooke and Halley, John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780008220617
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780008220617
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
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