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Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century Ser.: The
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- Condition
- Subject
- History
- Features
- Collection
- ISBN
- 9781108036795
- Publication Name
- Wonderful Century : Its Successes and Its Failures
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Series
- Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 21.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 454 Pages
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The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century. First published in 1898, this book looks back over the material and intellectual achievements of that century, and also analyses its social 'failures', such as poverty and militarism.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1108036791
ISBN-13
9781108036795
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109348313
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Wonderful Century : Its Successes and Its Failures
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Series
Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
454 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
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Table of Content
Preface; Part I. Successes: 1. Modes of travelling; 2. Labour-saving machinery; 3. The conveyance of thought; 4. Fire and light; 5. New applications of light: photography; 6. New applications of light: spectrum analysis; 7. Theoretical discoveries in physics; 8. Minor applications of physical principles; 9. The importance of dust: a source of beauty and essential to life; 10. A few of the great problems of chemistry; 11. Astronomy and cosmic theories; 12. Geology: the glacial epoch, and the antiquity of man; 13. Evolution and natural selection; 14. Popular discoveries in physiology; 15. Estimate of achievements: the nineteenth as compared with earlier centuries; Part II. Failures: 16. The neglect of phrenology; 17. The opposition to hypnotism and psychical research; 18. Vaccination a delusion - its penal enforcement a crime; 19. Militarism - the curse of civilization; 20. The demon of greed; 21. The plunder of the earth - conclusion; Appendix; Index.
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Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Renaissance, General
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Scholarly & Professional
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Yes
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Science, History
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