Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by John Curless (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
576 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science is an audiobook by Mary Gribbin and John Gribbin: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released October 24, 2017, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- October 24, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781501965623
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science audiobook?
Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science?
Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science is narrated by John Curless.
Is Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.