Dutch light

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'At last - a scintillating biography of Christiaan Huygens . . . Hugh Aldersley-Williams has evocatively illuminated this brilliant polymath who laid the foundations of modern European science.' Dr Patricia Fara, Emeritus Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge 'Fascinating . . . an impressive piece of scholarship. I learned a lot.' John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things and In Search of Schroedinger's Cat Filled with incident, discovery, and revelation, Dutch Light is a vivid account of Christiaan Huygens's remarkable life and career, but it is also nothing less than the story of the birth of modern science as we know it. Europe's greatest scientist during the latter half of the seventeenth century, Christiaan Huygens was a true polymath. A towering figure in the fields of astronomy, optics, mechanics, and mathematics, many of his innovations in methodology, optics and timekeeping remain in use to this day. Among his many achievements, he developed the theory of light travelling as a wave, invented the mechanism for the pendulum clock, and discovered the rings of Saturn - via a telescope that he had also invented. A man of fashion and culture, Christiaan came from a family of multi-talented individuals whose circle included not only leading figures of Dutch society, but also artists and philosophers such as Rembrandt, Locke and Descartes. The Huygens family and their contemporaries would become key actors in the Dutch Golden Age, a time of unprecedented intellectual expansion within the Netherlands. Set against a backdrop of worldwide religious and political turmoil, this febrile period was defined by danger, luxury and leisure, but also curiosity, purpose, and tremendous possibility. Following in Huygens's footsteps as he navigates this era while shuttling opportunistically between countries and scientific disciplines, Hugh Aldersey-Williams builds a compelling case to reclaim Huygens from the margins of history and acknowledge him as one of our most important and influential scientific figures.

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Dutch Light

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Hugh aldersey williams transports us to the dutch golden age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation in this histo biography of christiaan huygens one of europe s leading yet unsung thinkers enchanting to the point of escapism simon ings spectator hugh aldersey willi Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

Dutch Light

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Hugh aldersey williams transports us to the dutch golden age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation in this histo biography of christiaan huygens one of europe s leading yet unsung thinkers at last a scintillating biography of christiaan huygens hugh aldersley will Uiterlijk 23 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Dutch Light

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enchanting to the point of escapism simon ings spectator hugh aldersey williams rescues his subject from newton s shadow where he was been unjustly confined for over three hundred years literary review filled with incident discovery and revelation dutch light is a vivid accoun Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 03 september 2020

Aantal pagina's: 560

Kaarten inbegrepen: Ja

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Hoofduitgeverij: Pan Macmillan

Originele titel: Dutch Light: Christiaan Huygens and the Making of Science in Europe

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Editie: 1

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Product breedte: 16 cm

Product hoogte: 4 cm

Product lengte: 24 cm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 164 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 245 mm

Verpakking lengte: 245 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 844 g

eWaste: Nee

EAN: 9781509893317

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