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New York Times–bestselling Author: An “entertainingly written” account of the scientific revolution that emerged amid the horrors of seventeenth-century London (Kirkus Reviews).In the late seventeenth century, chaos and disease reigned. Streets overflowed with filth and the murder rate was five times higher than it is today. Sickness was divine punishment, astronomy and astrology were indistinguishable, and the world's most brilliant, ambitious, and curious scientists were tormented by contradiction. They believed in angels, devils, and alchemy, yet also believed that the universe followed precise mathematical laws that were as intricate and perfectly regulated as the mechanisms of a great clock.The Clockwork Universe captures these thinkers as they wrestled with nature's most sweeping mysteries. Award-winning writer Edward Dolnick illuminates the fascinating personalities of Newton, Leibniz, Kepler, and others, and vividly animates their momentous struggle during an era when little was known and everything was new—battles of will, faith, and intellect that would change the course of history itself.“Dolnick's book is lively and the characters are vivid.” —The New York Times Book Re

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Author

Edward Dolnick, 1952-

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061719523

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.91 / 5 (3,763 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14