The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Thomas Young, the Anonymous Genius Who Proved Newton Wrong and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among O…
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Born in 1773, Thomas Young lived in a pivotal time. The explosion of knowledge that was soon to come made it impossible to be a true polymath—a master of multiple disciplines. Young was the last of the polymaths, and his contributions to science are truly staggering. Challenging the theorieContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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A fox with a bit of hedgehog
Replace the commas in the subtitle of this book, ‘Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone Among Other Feats of Genius’, with exclamation marks, and it reads like the title o ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 304 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0452288053
- ISBN-13: 9780452288058
- Publisher: Plume
- Pub date: Dec 26, 2006
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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