HIS INVENTION SO FERTILE: A LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER WREN.
- 作者
- 出版社 Pimlico
- 出版时间 2002年5月
- ISBN 9780712673648
- 定价 251.70
内容简介
ChristopherWren(1632-1723)wasthegreatestarchitectBritainhaseverknown.Butmorethanthat-hewasafounderoftheRoyalSociety,hemappedthemoonandthestars,investigatedtheproblemoflongitudeandtheringsofSaturn,andcarriedoutgroundbreakingexperimentsintothecirculationoftheblood.AdrianTinniswoodalsoshowsusthemanbehindthelegend-marriedandwidowedtwice-scramblingoverbuildingsites,goingtothetheatreanddrinkingincoffee-houses.AndheshowsclearlywhyWrenremainsaculturaliconasbothacreationandacreatoroftheworldhelivedin.
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