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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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The Neptune File
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Tom Standage |
A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet HuntingThe Neptune File is the first full account of the dramatic events surrounding the eighth planet’s discovery, and the story of two rem… |
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Famous First Facts
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Joseph Nathan Kane |
This book records more than 9,000 first happenings, discoveries and inventions that have occurred throughout American history from the year 1007, when the first child of European parents was born on … |
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