A biography of Sir Christopher Wren from one of Britains best writers and historians The figure of Sir Christopher Wren looms large in English national consciousness. The imposing beauty of St Pauls Cathedral stands forever for the nations achievement its undamaged dome towering above the rubble of the Blitz in the Second World War a symbol of the Londons indomitable fighting spirit.The man behind the work was as remarkable as the monuments he has left us. Lisa Jardine takes us deep into Wrens imagination and discovers the unique, exacting nature of his mind and the emerging new world of lateseventeenthcentury science and ideas.Wren was a versatile genius who could have pursued a number of brilliant careers with equal virtuosity. A mathematical prodigy, an accomplished astronomer, a skilful anatomist, and a founder of The Royal Society, he eventually made a career in what he described in later life as Rubbish architecture, and the design and construction of public buildings. But he remained committed to science. The Monument to the Great Fire was built with a subterranean laboratory the southwest tower of St Pauls was used as a vertical telescope during construction both were designed to function as public monuments and as oversized scientific instruments.Wren was a major figure at a turning point in English history. He mapped moons and the trajectories of comets for kings lived and worked under six monarchs pursued astronomy and medicine through two civil wars, the...

Binding: Paperback;640 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 917.87 g; Dimensions: N/A

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