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Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin

Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Noble (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley at common listening paces
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30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley is an audiobook by Mary Gribbin and John Gribbin: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Noble, released May 18, 2017, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Noble
Released
May 18, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9780008220624

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley audiobook?

Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley?

Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley is narrated by Peter Noble.

Is Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.