The Sky's Dark Labyrinth

Author	Clark, Stuart
Year	2011
First published	2011
Publisher	Edinburgh: Polygon
Number of pages	284
Volume	1 / 3
Edition	First UK hardcover
ISBN	9781846971747
Keywords	physics, historical, scientist main character, astronomy, FMS Library Book

Abstract

Stuart Clark’s first novel is a powerful account of two remarkable men and the scientific advances that each made: the humble German, Johannes Kepler,and the great Italian, Galileo Galilei. Clark sets his extraordinary narrative against the backdrop of the ThirtyYears’ War, one of the most destructive periods in European history and a time when religion was at war with itself and with politics; when men of science and religion shared identica lconvictions but followed different paths to knowledge. At its heart, this is a novel celebrating the embryonic stages of seventeenth-century scientific revolution, but it is also a breathtaking story of lives lived and freedom lost, of husbands, mistresses and wives, of culture, society, intrigue and learning.
(Publicist’s brochure)

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Publishing History:
Published in association with the Science Museum in London
Recent editions: 01 November 2011, Polygon, paperback ISBN:9781846972157