The wonderful century : the age of new ideas in science and invention /: the age of new ideas in science and invention. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alfred Russell Wallace.
• Authors: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
• Contents: 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
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 509.034; Discoveries in science -- History -- 19th century; Technological innovations -- History -- 19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429687471; 9780429687488; 9780429687464; 9780429401947
• Related ISBNs: 9781138392960
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