Download or read book Poor Robin's Prophecies written by Benjamin Wardhaugh and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the reign of Charles II to the early 19th century, a curious Almanac - part 'teach-yourself mathematics', part political satire - promoted the use of science in everyday life and trades. Benjamin Wardaugh tells the story of the rumbustious 'Poor Robin of Saffron Walden', and the rise of popular science in Georgian England.