Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, & the Birth of Science

The authors of Ice Age "present a well-documented argument that [Newton] owed more to the ideas of others than he admitted" (Kirkus Reviews).

Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.

Although Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and the father of the English scientific revolution, Joh...