The Discoverers, Band 2Random House, 1983 - 745 Seiten Examines the human quest for knowledge and discoveries as it discusses such men as Galileo, Adam Smith, Columbus, Marx, Napoleon, Magellan, Faraday, Freud, Marco Polo, and St. Augustine. |
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... facts about the extent of Muslim power , and hoped to find new Christian allies , perhaps Prester John himself , against the infidel . Along the way he would , of course , convert countless souls to Jesus Christ . Prince Henry , for all ...
... facts about the extent of Muslim power , and hoped to find new Christian allies , perhaps Prester John himself , against the infidel . Along the way he would , of course , convert countless souls to Jesus Christ . Prince Henry , for all ...
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... facts . But neither would Copernicus ' own simplification . It seems that Copernicus was animated not by the force of facts but by an aesthetic , metaphysical concern . He imagined how much more beautiful another scheme could be ...
... facts . But neither would Copernicus ' own simplification . It seems that Copernicus was animated not by the force of facts but by an aesthetic , metaphysical concern . He imagined how much more beautiful another scheme could be ...
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... facts of human experience . " But in Morgan's day , it was not only Biblical dogma that supported a belief in the ... facts from everywhere to catalogue the facts of progress . Examples of all the stages , except the " lower status of ...
... facts of human experience . " But in Morgan's day , it was not only Biblical dogma that supported a belief in the ... facts from everywhere to catalogue the facts of progress . Examples of all the stages , except the " lower status of ...
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FROM SUN TIME TO CLOCK TIME | 26 |
THE MISSIONARY CLOCK | 56 |
THE EARTH AND THE SEAS | 79 |
Urheberrecht | |
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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself Daniel J. Boorstin Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1985 |
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Adam Smith Africa Age of Discovery anatomy ancient animals Arabic Asia astrology astronomical became body Buffon calendar called century China Chinese Christian Church classical clock clockmakers coast Columbus continent Copernicus culture Darwin discovered discovery earth East Emperor empire English Europe European experience exploring father French Galen Galileo geography Greek heavens Henry historian human hundred ideas Indian Indies invented Islam islands John Khan King Koran Kublai Khan land language Latin latitude learned Leibniz Linnaeus longitude manuscript maps Marco Marco Polo mathematics medieval Mediterranean Memory modern moon movable type Muslim nature never Newton observed Ocean Paracelsus physician pioneer plants Pope Portugal Portuguese Prester John Prince printed book Ptolemy Ptolemy's reached Roman Rome sailing Saint scholars scientific seafaring ships species telescope theory tion translation University Venice Vesalius Vespucci Viking voyage water clock West Western whole word writing
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