The Art of Science A Natural History of Ideas |
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| Author:
| Hamblyn, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-330-49075-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Picador |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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Science is about discovery, a journey towards knowledge. With authors as diverse as Galileo and Lewis Carroll, the extracts featured in this anthology span centuries and continents; they include startling revelations that changed the way we think and tackle more prosaic questions such as why the sea is salty; they consider the natural beauty of the snowflake and the man-made wonder of the first computer. What links them all is a desire to understand, explain and enrich the world, and...
More DescriptionScience is about discovery, a journey towards knowledge. With authors as diverse as Galileo and Lewis Carroll, the extracts featured in this anthology span centuries and continents; they include startling revelations that changed the way we think and tackle more prosaic questions such as why the sea is salty; they consider the natural beauty of the snowflake and the man-made wonder of the first computer. What links them all is a desire to understand, explain and enrich the world, and the ability to communicate this in original, clear and engaging prose.