Alfred Russel Wallace

The Wonderful Century

The Age of New Ideas in Science and Invention

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1925. This study examines the advances in engineering and science in the nineteenth century. The author examines topics on locomotion and sea travel, photography, chemistry, electricity amongst many other industrial and scientific developments. This title will be of interest to historians as well as scientists and engineers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 546
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9781138392960
• ISBN-10: 1138392960
• Artikelnr.: 69943786

Autorenporträt

Alfred Russel Wallace

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Successes; 1. Modes of Travelling 2. The Advance in Locomotion on
the Ocean 3. Labour-Saving Machinery 4. The Conveyance of Thought 5. Fire
and Light 6. New Applications of Light - Photography 7. Light: Its Nature
and Properties 8. Physical Principles and Their Applications 9. The
Importance of Dust: A Source of Beauty and Essential to Life 10. Some of
the Chief Problems and Discoveries of Chemistry 11. Electricity: The
Science of the Century 12. Astronomy: The Solar System 13. The Sun's Nature
and Constitution 14. The Stars 15. The Structure of the Heavens 16.
Geology: The Glacial Epoch, and the Antiquity of Man 17. Evolution and
Natural Selection 18. Popular Discoveries in Physiology 19. The Nineteenth
Compared with Preceding Centuries; Part Two: Failures; 20. The Neglect of
Phrenology 21. The Opposition to Hypnotism and Physical Research 22.
Militarism - The Curse of Civilisation 23. The Demon of Greed 24. The
Plunder of the Earth - Conclusion; Appendix; Index