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On discovery
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Polydore Vergil |
"The Italian humanist Polydore Vergil (1470-1555) was born in Urbino but spent most of his life in early Tudor England. His most popular work, On Discovery (De inventoribus rerum, 1499), was the firs… |
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Inventors and their discoveries
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Richard Kozar |
Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F. B. Morse. |
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The top ten scientific discoveries that changed the world
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Chris Oxlade |
Find out about some of the greatest events and people to shape our history and decide for yourself if you agree they should be in the 'top ten'. |
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Exploration and Science
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Michael Reidy |
A simple question: Which came first, advances in navigation or successful voyages of discovery? A complicated answer: Both and neither. For more than four centuries, scientists and explorers have wor… |
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Remarkable creatures
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Tracy Chevalier |
On the windswept fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast Mary Anning learns that she has "the eye" - she finds what no one else can see. When Mary uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton she sets … |
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The age of wonder
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Holmes, Richard |
"The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which … |
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An innovator's tale
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Craig R. Hickman |
A compelling novel of business intrigue, suspense, and transformation from a critically acclaimed author In an exciting departure from his writing on leadership, corporate culture, and strategic cha… |
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Reinventing discovery
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Michael Nielsen |
"In Reinventing Discovery, Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive t… |
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Strange new species
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Elin Kelsey |
A look at the new species of animals and plant that scientists discovered around the world, including a monkey the size of a finger, a whale nobody has ever seen, and many more. |
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Ignorance
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Stuart Firestein |
Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science… |
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The Universe Within
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Neil Turok |
In this personal, visionary, and fascinating work, Neil Turok, Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centur… |
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Brilliant Blunders
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Mario Livio |
We all make mistakes. Nobody's perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, Willia… |
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Eureka!
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Bridget Travers,Linda Schmittroth,Mary Reilly McCall |
Includes more than 550 topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences as well as in engineering, technology, math, environmental science, and psychology. |
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What remains to be discovered
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John Royden Maddox |
[O]n the eve of the millennium the question about science's future reappears. In his widely discussed 1996 book, ''The End of Science,'' John Horgan argued that, indeed, the end is nigh: The big disc… |
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The birth of a new physics
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I. Bernard Cohen |
Relates man's search from the sixteenth century to the present for a physics to describe the dynamics of a universe in motion. |
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Churchill's war lab
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Taylor Downing |
Analyzes the role of Churchill's passion for military history in shaping his wartime innovations and strategies, offering insight into his unique leadership style and patronization of radical new ide… |
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Eye of the beholder
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Laura J. Snyder |
Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way… |
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Caroline's comets
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Emily Arnold McCully |
Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Born the youngest daughter of a poor family in H… |
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Discoveries in modern science
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Jame Trefil |
"A three-volume encyclopedia containing more than 300 signed entries, Discoveries in Modern Science covers the most important discoveries in the fields of biology, physics, and astronomy, intended to… |
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Visions of the universe
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Raman Prinja |
Highlights a remarkable collection of photographs, including the latest images from NASA, The European Space Agency, and The European Southern Observatory. Explores the latest breakthroughs in space … |
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