The Wonderful Century
Its Successes and Failures
The Wonderful Century, originally published in 1898, is a unique book, offering a retrospective of the grand scope of the 19th century. In it, British biologist and explorer ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE (1823-1913) discusses what he considers the successes of the last hundred years, including advances made in modes of travel, mechanization, photography, the analysis of light, physics, the study of dust, chemistry, astronomy, glaciers, geology, evolution, and medicine. He also covers those areas of study that have not been advanced as much as he believes they should have been. Among the curious topics i…
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- ISBN: 978-1-60206-418-8
- EAN: 9781602064188
- Produktnummer: 2962304
- Verlag: Cosimo Classics
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 460 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.6 cm 701 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 701
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