It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read The Janus Faces of Genius by Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs
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In this major reevaluation of Isaac Newton's intellectual life, Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs shows how his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, and cosmology was intertwined with his study of alchemy. Professor Dobbs argues that to Newton those several intellectual pursuits were all ways of approaching Truth, and that Newton's primary goal was not the study of nature for its own sake but rather an attempt to establish a unified system that would have included both natural and divine principles. She also argues that Newton's methodology was much broader than modern scholars have previously...
The Janus Faces of Genius by Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.
This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read The Janus Faces of Genius aloud.
The Janus Faces of Genius is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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