The Giants of British Astronomy - The Lives and Discoveries of Newton, Halley, Flamsteed, The Herschel Family and the Earl of Rosse - Including Biographical Poems by Alfred Noyes (Paperback)

The enlightenment was an explosion of scientific thought that started in the Britain and swept the world, the goal of which was to measure, study and understand the universe without the need for superstition. Isaac Newton could claim to be the father of this movement but there were wide range of characters that helped shaper our understanding of the world and universe around us. This collection of biographies explores the lives of these great men and women.