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The Sky's Dark Labyrinth

Stuart Clark author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Birlinn General

Published:17th Oct '11

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At the dawn of the seventeenth century everyone believed that the sun revolved around the earth. Yet some men knew that the heavens did not move as they should. And some men began to suspect that this heresy was in fact the truth. As Europe convulsed in conflict between Catholic and Protestant, these men prepared to die for that truth. This is the story of Kepler and Galileo, two men whose struggle with themselves, with the evidence and with the forces of reaction changed not simply themselves but our world.

The Sky's Dark Labyrinth is the first of a trilogy of novels inspired by the dramatic struggles, personal and professional, and key historical events in man's quest to understand the Universe.

'This book is a moving and eye-opening story of brilliance and bravery, and the fight against bigotry and closed-mindedness' 

* Daily Mail *

 'Stuart Clark follows a game of galactic hide-and-seek' 

* New Scientist *

 'Clark's account is superb ... a cracking good read' 

* Cool Science Books *

'Well stocked with informative historical asides' 

* Scotland on Sunday *

'An intelligent book that neither romanticises the past, nor distorts it to suit modern Sensibilities' 

* Historical Novel Socie

ISBN: 9781846972157

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 29mm

Weight: 391g

320 pages