The Ascent of Man
of Jacob Bronowski
Description
Lauded by critics & devoured by readers, this companion to the BBC series traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize humans & make us preeminent animals. Bronowski's exciting, illustrated investigation offers a perspective not just on science, but on civilization itself. Lower than the angelsForewordThe harvest of the seasons The grain in the stoneThe hidden structure The music of the spheresThe starry messanger The majestic clockworkThe drive for power The ladder of creation World within world Knowledge or certainty Generation upon generationThe long childhoodBibliographyIndex
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 520 pages
- Publisher Little Brown and Company
- Publication Date September 1st 1976
- First Publication 10/28/73
- Language English
- ISBN 9780316109338
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science & Technology
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