Download or read book Remarkable Discoveries written by Frank Ashall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-06-27 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkable Discoveries shows how scientists have made great discoveries that have pushed back the frontiers of knowledge and have changed the way we look at the world. Frank Ashall, scientist and writer, takes us on a magical mystery tour of eighteen major scientific discoveries. Electricity, X-rays, DNA fingerprinting and the Big Bang are but a few of the achievements on which the author writes. We delve into the world of the researcher and experience the excitement as each discovery is unfolded. Can we thank chance or just intelligence and hard work for the scientists' success? The personalities, the trials, the triumphs are all here. Remarkable Discoveries takes the reader on an exhilarating tour through some of the major scientific discoveries that have benefited humanity.
Download or read book Albert Einstein s Vision written by Barry R. Parker and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed science writer Parker completes his trilogy on Einstein with this new work which introduces a wealth of new material and shows the incredibly wide-ranging influence of Einstein's many discoveries.
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Download or read book Rare Treasure written by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the word dinosaur was even invented, an English girl discovered a remarkable skeleton on the rocky beach at Lyme Regis. Thus began a lifelong passion for the woman who became one of the first commercial fossil collectors. Mary Anning (1799–1847) spent her lifetime teaching herself about fossils and combing the rugged shore for ancient treasures. Her collection thrilled the public, excited the scientific community, and proved that a woman could overcome danger and social limitations to accomplish great things.
Download or read book Science That Changed the World written by Stuart Kumar-Terry and published by Young Reed. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a gender and racially diverse cross-section of scientists through history. The intention is to describe the science that was discovered, the manner in which it was discovered and the impact of the discoveries. There is a balance of the history of discovery and an exploration of the principles. This book provides a broad summary of science history, not a detailed description of individuals, events or science. The tone of language is evocative, inspirational and inspiring; the readers will be swept away by the incredible achievements and unlimited possibilities of scientific discovery.
Download or read book An account of the most remarkable voyages from the discovery of America by Columbus to the present time written by Account and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remarkable Creatures written by Sean B. Carroll and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Finalist: A biologist’s “thoroughly enjoyable” account of the expeditions that unearthed the history of life on our planet (Publishers Weekly). Not so long ago, most of our world was an unexplored wilderness. Our sense of its age was vague and vastly off the mark, and much of the knowledge of our own species’ history was a set of fantastic myths and fairy tales. But scientists were about to embark on an amazing new era of understanding. From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Big Picture, this book leads us on a rousing voyage that recounts the most important discoveries in two centuries of natural history: from Darwin’s trip around the world to Charles Walcott’s discovery of pre-Cambrian life in the Grand Canyon; from Louis and Mary Leakey’s investigation of our deepest past in East Africa to the trailblazers in modern laboratories who have located a time clock in our DNA. Filled with the same sense of adventure that spurred on these extraordinary men and women, Remarkable Creatures is a “stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology” (Kirkus Reviews). “Charming and enlightening.” —San Francisco Chronicle “As fast-paced as a detective story.” —Nature
Download or read book An Account of the Most Remarkable Voyages from the Discovery of America written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Download or read book The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn Sina written by Fatima Sharafeddine and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life story of Ibn Sina (980-1037), one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and physicians of the Islamic world. Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time — a philosopher, scientist and physician who made significant discoveries, especially in the field of medicine, and wrote more than one hundred books. As a child, Ibn Sina was extremely bright, a voracious reader who loved to learn and was fortunate to have the best teachers. He memorized the Qur’an by the age of ten and completed his medical studies at sixteen. He spent his life traveling, treating the sick, seeking knowledge through research, and writing about his discoveries. He came up with new theories in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy and education. His most famous work is The Canon of Medicine, a collection of books that were used for teaching in universities across the Islamic world and Europe for centuries. Ibn Sina’s story, told in the first person and beautifully illustrated, provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the great intellects of the past. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Download or read book The Great Events by Famous Historians written by Charles Francis Horne and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book 50 scientific discoveries that changed the world written by Michael Wenkart and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have come a long way just in the two thousand years since the birth of Christ - without even looking at the millions of years before that when we descended from the trees and descended into humanity. Most of the advances made before about 5,000 years ago were just associated with simple survival of the species; but since then humanity has started to look at the world around them with more challenging and questioning eyes. The result has given us some remarkable and momentous insights which have propelled humanity to the position of superiority and control it now enjoys over the rest of creation and the planet. This book looks at some of the most important developments that have brought us to this pinnacle. And some which have us looking even further out to the stars.
Download or read book Famous Discoveries and their discoverers written by Ian Taylor and published by Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÿ Did you know that Christopher Columbus did not discover America, or that after a Greek scholar found a way of measuring the Earth, it was 1300 years before the rest of the world would believe him? Or that nitrocellulose explosive was discovered when an inventor spilt some chemicals in the kitchen and blew up his wife?s apron? This book by a former career scientist deals with a fascinating range of discoveries over the centuries, related to everything from geology and astronomy to atomic theory, zoology and men who discovered continents. It also gives revealing information about the colourful lives of some of the people whose findings changed the world, and often their own lives, for ever.
Download or read book Rare Treasure written by and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the word dinosaur was even invented, an English girl discovered a remarkable skeleton on the rocky beach at Lyme Regis. Thus began a lifelong passion for the woman who became one of the first commercial fossil collectors. Mary Anning (1799-1847) spent her lifetime teaching herself about fossils and combing the rugged shore for ancient treasures. Her collection thrilled the public, excited the scientific community, and proved that a woman could overcome danger and social limitations to accomplish great things.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Books Relating to America from Its Discovery to the Present Time written by Joseph Sabin and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Columbus and the Spanish Discovery of America By Charles Francis Adams George E Ellis Gamaliel Bradford Alexander McKenzie and Justin Winsor written by Charles Francis Adams and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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