{"product_id":"life-of-thomas-young-m-d-f-r-s-etc-and-one-of-the-eight-foreign-associates-of-the-national-institute-of-france-paperback-9781108057363","title":"Life of Thomas Young M.D., F.R.S., etc.; And One of the Eight Foreign Associates of the National Institute of France (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108057363","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife of Thomas Young M.D., F.R.S., etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd One of the Eight Foreign Associates of the National Institute of France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging and affectionate 1855 biography of the polymath Thomas Young (1773–1829), 'the last man who knew everything'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Peacock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108057363, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e536 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdmired long after his death by the likes of Lord Rayleigh and Einstein, Thomas Young (1773–1829) was the definition of a polymath. By the age of fourteen he was proficient in thirteen languages, including Greek, Hebrew and Persian. After studies in Edinburgh, London, Göttingen and Cambridge he established himself as a physician in London, and over the course of his life made contributions to science, linguistics and music. He was the first to prove that light is a wave rather than molecular, his three-colour theory of vision was confirmed in the twentieth century, and his work in deciphering the Rosetta Stone laid the foundations for its eventual translation. Published in 1855, this engaging biography drew on letters, journals and private papers, taking the mathematician George Peacock (1791–1858) twenty years to complete. It stands as a valuable and affectionate portrait of 'the last man who knew everything'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Early education\u003cbr\u003e 2. Medical education - London\u003cbr\u003e 3. Medical education - Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e 4. Medical education - Göttingen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Medical education - Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 6. Optical discoveries - first epoch\u003cbr\u003e 7. Lectures: cohesion of fluids\u003cbr\u003e 8. Marriage, medical life and works\u003cbr\u003e 9. Philological essays, reviews\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hierographical researches\u003cbr\u003e 11. Commissions, Board of Longitude\u003cbr\u003e 12. Optical discoveries - second epoch\u003cbr\u003e 13. Researches on the value of life and assurance\u003cbr\u003e 14. Miscellaneous memoirs\u003cbr\u003e 15. Events in later life, death\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266128826648,"sku":"9781108057363","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108057363i_dd0e06a2-ca40-48cd-ba37-dad27607fee9.jpg?v=1696747342","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-of-thomas-young-m-d-f-r-s-etc-and-one-of-the-eight-foreign-associates-of-the-national-institute-of-france-paperback-9781108057363","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}