Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society

This book celebrates the Royal Society's achievements and contributions to science and society since its inception in 1660, featuring contributions from eminent scientists, novelists, essayists, and historians. It showcases the Society's ongoing impact on the world through its archives and photographs.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 464 pages
\n Publication date: 07 February 2019
\n Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick, and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated book tells the story of science and the Royal Society, from 1660 to the present. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneered scientific discovery and exploration. The oldest scientific academy in existence, its backbone is its Fellowship of the most eminent scientists in history, including Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein. Today, its Fellows are the most influential men and women in science, many of whom have contributed to this groundbreaking volume alongside some of the world's most celebrated novelists, essayists, and historians. This book celebrates the Royal Society's vast achievements in its illustrious past as well as its huge contribution to the development of modern science. With unrestricted access to the Society's archives and photographs, Seeing Further shows that the history of scientific endeavour and discovery is a continuous thread running through the history of the world and of society – and is one that continues to shape the world we live in today.

\n Weight: 434g\n
Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780008301620\n \n