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The ascent of man / J. Bronowski

by Jacob Bronowski

A history of science and human invention tracing intellectual progress from prehistory to the modern era. The text examines how human imagination and thought have been used to analyse the physical world and discover the laws of nature.

Accession 12035 ISBN 0316109339 Publisher British Broadcasting Corporation
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