The last man who knew everything : Thomas Young, the anonymous polymath who proved Newton wrong, explained how we see, cured the sick, and deciphered the Rosetta Stone, among other feats of genius / Andrew Robinson.
By: Robinson, Andrew
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Publisher: Oxford : Oneworld, 2006Description: x, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1851684948 : (hbk.).Subject(s): Young, Thomas, 1773-1829 | Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Physicians -- Great Britain -- Biography | Linguists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century | Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century | Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 920
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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