Poor Robin's Prophecies

Poor Robin's Prophecies
Author: Benjamin Wardhaugh
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199605424

From the reign of Charles II to the early 19th century, a curious Almanac - part 'teach-yourself mathematics', part political satire - promoted the use of science in everyday life and trades. Benjamin Wardaugh tells the story of the rumbustious 'Poor Robin of Saffron Walden', and the rise of popular science in Georgian England.

Poor Robin

Poor Robin
Author: William Winstanley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1710
Genre:
ISBN:

The True Benjamin Franklin

The True Benjamin Franklin
Author: Sydney George Fisher
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2021-04-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This biography of Benjamin Franllin (1706 - 1790) gives a very interesting account of the life of one of America's founding fathers. In particular, the author discusses his religious journey. Many thought of Franklin as having no religion, or at best a weird one. Fisher explains very clearly this aspect of his life.