Download or read book Modern Wonders written by Shana Priwer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Wonders, a title in the five-title series Frameworks: Science, Technology, and the Built Environment, illuminates the science, technology, art and architecture, and history of the world's greatest architectural and engineering achievements, including the Eiffel Tower, St. Louis Gateway Arch, World Trade Center, Mt. Rushmore, and the Millennium Wheel. Modern Wonders provides an interdisciplinary, visual approach that combines informative text, fascinating background information, and basic scientific principles with dozens of full-color photographs, illustrations, and other visuals (e.g. diagrams and equations). Appropriate for a broad audience of students, teachers, librarians, and general interest readers, Modern Wonders is an excellent supplemental resource for subjects covered throughout the curricula: science, technology, and society; art and architecture; economics; and world history and culture.
Download or read book Seven Modern Wonders of the World written by Celia King and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and pop-up illustrations present some of the great architectural and engineering achievements of the modern era, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and the Empire State Building.
Download or read book The Seven Wonders of the World written by John Romer and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of the Seven Wonders of the World, including the archaeological hunt for the Wonders and first-hand accounts from those who traveled to the Wonders in ancient times.
Download or read book What Are the 7 Wonders of the Natural World written by Amy Graham and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as an introduction and overview of the seven wonders of the natural world. It explains how nature alone carved these sites that we so admire. From the ocean shores to the inland forests, discover how the natural world is a beautiful place.
Download or read book Wonders in the Sky written by Jacques Vallee and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most ambitious works of paranormal investigation of our time, here is an unprecedented compendium of pre-twentieth-century UFO accounts, written with rigor and color by two of today's leading investigators of unexplained phenomena. In the past century, individuals, newspapers, and military agencies have recorded thousands of UFO incidents, giving rise to much speculation about flying saucers, visitors from other planets, and alien abductions. Yet the extraterrestrial phenomenon did not begin in the present era. Far from it. The authors of Wonders in the Sky reveal a thread of vividly rendered-and sometimes strikingly similar- reports of mysterious aerial phenomena from antiquity through the modern age. These accounts often share definite physical features- such as the heat felt and described by witnesses-that have not changed much over the centuries. Indeed, such similarities between ancient and modern sightings are the rule rather than the exception. In Wonders in the Sky, respected researchers Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck examine more than 500 selected reports of sightings from biblical-age antiquity through the year 1879-the point at which the Industrial Revolution deeply changed the nature of human society, and the skies began to open to airplanes, dirigibles, rockets, and other opportunities for misinterpretation represented by military prototypes. Using vivid and engaging case studies, and more than seventy-five illustrations, they reveal that unidentified flying objects have had a major impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion, and on the models of the world humanity has formed from deepest antiquity. Sure to become a classic among UFO enthusiasts and other followers of unexplained phenomena, Wonders in the Sky is the most ambitious, broad-reaching, and intelligent analysis ever written on premodern aerial mysteries.
Download or read book The Seven Wonders of the Modern World written by Reg Cox and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 2000-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers information on the seven wonders of the modern world including the Sydney Opera House, the Kansai airport, the Sears Tower, and the Kennedy Space Center.
Download or read book Wonders Marvels and Monsters in Early Modern Culture written by Peter G. Platt and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The marvelous follows us always" - or so the Italian philosopher Francesco Patrizi asserted in 1587. The essays in this book collectively make the case that this assertion could be an epigraph for the Renaissance. For Wonder was a concept absolutely central to the early modern period. Encompassing both inquiry and astonishment, "wonder" indeed followed the Renaissance everywhere - into redefinitions of the mind, the body, art, literature, the known world. Often called the age of discovery, the Renaissance should also be seen as the age of the marvelous." "However, defining just what la maraviglia would have meant for Patrizi and his age is no small task." "This volume, then, seeks to explore early modern views of wonder and the marvelous by revealing the complexity of la maraviglia in the Renaissance."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Seven Ancient Wonders in the Early Modern World written by Inmaculada Rodriguez-Moya and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is a study of the artistic production that formed part of the various lists of the Seven Wonders that lasted beyond Antiquity and were recovered during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The study focuses in depth on the way they were evoked in modern artistic culture and the importance they had at European courts, linked to monarchs and princes as an image of power.
Download or read book Natural Wonders of the World written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Earth's most beautiful and fascinating natural landmarks. From the spectacular granite domes of Yosemite to the reefs of the Bahama Banks and the ice sheets of the Antarctic, this is an unparalleled survey of the world's natural treasures. From the Rocky Mountains to the Great barrier Reef and everything in between, Natural Wonders of the World combines breathtaking landscape photography and illustrations with 3-D terrain models and other explanatory artworks to reveal what lies beneath the surface and explain the geological processes to show how the features were formed. Plants and animals that inhabit each environment are also included, making Natural Wonders of the World a complete celebration of our world. Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
Download or read book Seven Wonders of the World and More Grades 5 8 written by Don Blattner and published by Mark Twain Media. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour with students in grades 5 and up using Seven Wonders of the World and More! In this 96-page book, students explore the seven wonders of the ancient world, plus modern-day and natural wonders. This book covers topics such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Stonehenge, and the Statue of Liberty, and it explains and examines each wonder in detail with information about the people who created it. The book also includes bibliographic sketches, a variety of reproducible activities, and a complete answer key.
Download or read book Taj Mahal The written by Sara Green and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agra, India, is home to one of the most famous monuments in the world. The Taj Mahal rises 240 feet over the city, its white marble dome visible from miles around! This title for young readers explores the history of the famous building, from how and why it was built to what it’s used for today. Leveled text and beautiful photos highlight the main points of the historic monument, and special features such as a map, a timeline, a comparison graphic, and a pop culture connect further showcase why the Taj Mahal is a wonder of the modern world!
Download or read book Chich n Itz written by Sara Green and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chichén Itzá is more than 1,000 years old. At its center is a tall pyramid built to honor the Maya snake god Kukulcan! This fact-filled book introduces the pyramid, temples, observatories, and other structures found in this ancient city. With engaging text and photos to guide them, readers will dive into treasure-filled cenotes and climb atop ancient ruins. Along the way, they’ll discover the history and purpose of Chichén Itzá. Special features such as a map, a timeline, a comparison graphic, and a pop culture connection add even more to explore!
Download or read book A New Map of Wonders written by Caspar Henderson and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With the curiosity and enthusiasm of a great explorer, the award-winning Caspar Henderson celebrates and explains the wonder of light and the origins of the universe, the myriad marvels of the human body and the natural world -- and reveals the wonders to come: the technologies that will transform human experience and change what we will find wonderful. Drawing on philosophy and natural history, art and religion, neuroscience and nanotechnology, A New Map of Wonders is a celebration of life -- a rich and inspiring guide, encouraging us to see the world anew.
Download or read book Seven Natural Wonders of Africa written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Zimbabwe's other natural wonders, as well as its history, people, and culture.
Download or read book Seven Natural Wonders of Europe written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at seven natural wonders of Europe, including the Alps, Loch Ness, and the Black Forest.
Download or read book 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die written by Michael Bright and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 963 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die explores every continent and ocean on the planet for a once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you can revisit time and time again.
Download or read book Seven Natural Wonders of Australia and Oceania written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without any human influence, nature has created extraordinary wonders - from majestic mountains and bubbling volcanoes to amazing plants and animals. These wonders are found across all the continents and oceans of this planet. In a tour of the seven greatest wonders of Australia and Oceania, we ll encounter the Outback, Australia s enormous interior region. The Outback is full of amazing land formations, animals, and plants. We ll also see Mount Kilauea in Hawaii, one of the world s most active volcanoes, and New Caledonia, a South Pacific island full of plants that have been around since the age of the dinosaurs. We ll also discover the human legends and mysteries that surround these natural monuments. What other natural wonders do Australia and Oceania hold? To find out, we ll explore a snow-capped mountain, a crystal blue lagoon, and a vast wilderness in fascinating detail.
