A magical world

by D.K. Wilson · 2018

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Spanning some of the most vibrant and fascinating eras in European history, Cambridge historian Derek Wilson reveals a society filled with an ardent desire for knowledge and astounding discoveries and the fantastic discoveries that flowered from it. There was the discovery of the movement of blood around the body; the movement of the earth around the sun; the velocity of falling objects (and why those objects fell).

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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RenaissanceRenaissanceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 310 pages

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