The Spirit of Inquiry: How One Extraordinary Society Shaped Modern Science

Author/Contributor(s):	Gibson, Susannah
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	05/01/2019
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

Despite its modest size the Cambridge Philosophical Society has played a monumental role in the history of science. To mark the bicentenary of its founding in 1819, Susannah Gibson gives a vivid account of the illustrious (and sometimes eccentric) members of the society, their breakthrough discoveries, and the forging of modern science.