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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
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- ISBN
- 9780394726250
- Book Title
- Discoverers : a History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
- Book Series
- Knowledge Ser.
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1985
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science, History
- Topic
- Civilization, History, World, Expeditions & Discoveries
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 768 Pages
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An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394726251
ISBN-13
9780394726250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
640234
Product Key Features
Book Title
Discoverers : a History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, History, World, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
1985
Book Series
Knowledge Ser.
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Pg7158.B632a3513
Reviews
" A remarkable narrative of the grand intellectual venture of humankind, rich in fascinating, often dramatic details"-- (The Wall Street Journal) " A sumptuous, totally engaging panorama. No one who reads it will look at the chronicle of human ingenuity in the same way again." --David McCullough
Table of Content
Book One: Time The Heavenly Empire From Sun Time to Clock Time The Missionary Clock Book Two: The Earth and the Seas The Geography of the Imagination Paths to the East Doubling the World The American Surprise Sea Paths to Everywhere Book Three: Nature Seeing the Invisible Inside Ourselves Science Goes Public Cataloguing the Whole Creation Book Four: Society Widening the Communities of Knowledge Opening the Past Surveying the Present
Copyright Date
1985
Lccn
84-040056
Dewey Decimal
891.8/58703 B
Dewey Edition
19
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