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A review by wynwicket
Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society by Bill Bryson
4.0
An anthology of really *good* science writing. 22 essays by different authors discuss the history of science, from the founding of the Royal Society in 1660 to present day--but each essay explores a different, very specific topic in depth.
Among those that piqued my interest the most: the history of flight a la hot-air ballooning, biodiversity, the "mad scientist" in literature and film, the development of publicly accessible scientific specimen collections (fossils! museums!), and an introduction to string theory.
Among those that piqued my interest the most: the history of flight a la hot-air ballooning, biodiversity, the "mad scientist" in literature and film, the development of publicly accessible scientific specimen collections (fossils! museums!), and an introduction to string theory.