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In 1666, an astronomer makes a prediction shared by no one else in the world: at the stroke of noon on June 30 of that year, a solar eclipse will cast all of Europe into total darkness for four seconds. This astronomer is rumored to be using the largest telescope ever built, but he is also known to be blind - both of his eyes were plucked out under mysterious circumstances. Is he mad? Or does he, despite this impairment, have an insight denied the other scholars of his day?
These questions intrigue the young Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - not yet the world-renowned polymath who would go on to discover calculus but a 19-year-old whose faith in reason is shaky at best. Leibniz sets off to investigate the astronomer’s claim, and in the three hours before the eclipse occurs - or fails to occur - the astronomer tells the scholar the story behind his strange prediction: a tale that ends up encompassing kings and princes, family squabbles, insanity, art, loss, and the horrors of war.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- kelsey matta
- 07-15-21
Good narration. Ok story
I tend to love stories like this but this one didn’t quite work for me. I read it all and wasn’t bored per se but I felt I was just waiting for them to get to the point already. If you like bizarre stories where things are all a bit off you’ll probably enjoy it enough but I personally next time would reach for a classic that executes the meandering philosophical musing even better.
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Susan
- 12-25-19
Boring
Interesting premise and good narration, but became very philosphical and slow. I couldn't get through it
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