Karen T. (knut) reviewed on 4/13/2020 + 59 more book reviews

This is a thorough and well told history of the time and place as well as acomplation of the letters between a father and daughter. Science has advanced so much in the intevening years that we might forget the strong opposition to new ideas that were commonplace. I find books that have correspondence as part of the story so enlightening. These sweet leeters between a struggling scientist and his daughter confined to a convent show such love; very touching just from a family perspective.

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