Anaximander: And the Birth of Science

by Carlo Rovelli

Book Overview

The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science through the revolutionary ideas of the Greek philosopher Anaximander

Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. His legacy includes the revolutionary ideas that the Earth floats in a void, that animals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593542363
• ISBN13: 9780593542361
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"