Re: Neal Stephenson's, the Baroque Trilogy

From: John Berg (johnberg_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 01/26/05

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    The "moment" is point at which the controversy over whether the English
    (Newton) invented calculus or the German (Leibnez) did. But deeper than
    that, Stephenson points to the fact that one of the inventors might have
    prevented the progress of alchemy into science. Before the trilogy is
    complete, the English and German are combined.

    The sweep of the trilogy is from the beheading of James to coronation of
    George. 

    -- 
John Berg
"eat more ostrich" <animallife@ai5.net> wrote in message 
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> John Berg wrote:
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>> I have begun a series of comments on the subject books in
>> rec.arts.book.hist-fiction Which  I invite you to read.  The subject of 
>> the
>> Trilogy is that moment in history when science depended on politics
>
> which "moment" would that be?  Science is still dependent on politics.
> If you mean the content of science was political dogma, well then you have 
> a
> very large block to time to work with, which you already knew.
>
>> and who
>> invented the calculus.
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> Newton? Leibnitz? ________________ ?
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>
>>
>> I shall from this point cross-post on this use-net and request others who
>> may respond to also cross-post.
>>
>> --
>> John Berg
>
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