An edition of The Last Man Who Knew Everything (2005)

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

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An edition of The Last Man Who Knew Everything (2005)

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

  • 3.83 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 93 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

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Pi Press
Language
English

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Cover of: Last Man Who Knew Everything
Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young
2023, Open Book Publishers
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Cover of: Last Man Who Knew Everything
Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young
2023, Open Book Publishers
in English
Cover of: The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Genius Who Proved Newton Wrong and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Surprising Feats
Cover of: The last man who knew everything
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New York

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
509/.2, B
Library of Congress
Q143.Y7 R63 2006, Q143.Y7R63 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3410881M
Internet Archive
lastmanwhoknewev00robi_998
ISBN 10
0131343041
LCCN
2005026912
OCLC/WorldCat
61660273
Library Thing
151741
Goodreads
763029

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Open any book on the science of light and vision, and you cannot miss the name of Thomas Young.
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