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Seeing Further
The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
By Bryson, Bill
- ISBN
- 978-0-06199-976-5
- Publisher
- Morrow
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Reviewed on October 15, 2010
Science advances so quickly that many of its institutions flourish briefly then become obsolete. Not so Britain's Royal Society, soon to celebrate its 350th birthday. By its mission, "the promoting of experimental philosophy," the Society's members essentially invented the scientific method. Bryson, an American known for his generalist approach to science writing, is an unusual choice to edit this semischolarly and at times quain...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
