Description
Perhaps the greatest book by one of our greatest historians, The Discoverers is a volume of sweeping range and majestic interpretation. To call it a history of science is an understatement; this is the story of how humankind has come to know the world, however incompletely. The great discoverers, Boorstin shows, dispel the illusions and reveal something new about the world.
An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin traces not only 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 man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.
| Recommended in Program(s): | Challenge IV |
| Cycle(s): | n/a |
Details
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Publisher: |
Vintage |
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Publication date: |
12 February 1985 |
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Length: |
768 pages |
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Weight: |
560 g |
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Dimensions: |
3.53 cms H x 20.73 cms L x 13.16 cms W |
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Format: |
Paperback |
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ISBN: |
9780394726250 |