Dimensions
129 x 199 x 22mm
In 1766, at the age of fifteen, Francois Huber learns that he is going blind. As the darkness descends, however, his scientific curiosity develops, and he becomes obsessed with an extraordinary scientific inquiry - into the violet and sexually competitive world of the bee.
He teaches his manservant to observe in his place and together they document their astonishing findings, with extraordinary persistence and insight. Set against the scientific discoveries and libertarian ideals of the Enlightenment, and the dramatic and bloody events of the late eighteenth century, it is a story of human limitations, trust and revelation.
