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Showing posts with label history of science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history of science. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2026

ANDREA WULF'S PAGE: THE INVENTION OF NATURE: Alexander von Humboldt's New World; and THE TRAVELER: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris

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THE TRAVELER: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris ANDREA WULF Alfred A. Knopf ( non-affiliate ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

A BIRD'S IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World

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A BIRD'S IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World LOUIS LEFEBVRE (tr. Pablo Strauss) Greystone Books (...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

PICKY: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History, Dr. Spock has a LOT to answer for

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PICKY: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History HELEN ZOE VEIT St. Martin's Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org ...
Monday, February 23, 2026

I TOLD YOU SO!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right, organizations always protect orthodoxy

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I TOLD YOU SO!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right MATT KAPLAN St. Martin's Press ( non-affiliat...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving

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THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS with Linda Mar...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

GEMINI: Stepping Stone to the Moon—The Untold Story, the Moon landing's precursor

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GEMINI: Stepping Stone to the Moon—The Untold Story JEFFREY KLUGER St. Martin's Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $16.99 e...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

THE BOTANISTS' LIBRARY: The Most Important Botanical Books in History is one gorgeous book...even on a tablet!

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THE BOTANISTS' LIBRARY: The Most Important Botanical Books in History CAROLYN FRY & EMMA WAYLAND Ivy Press ( non-affiliate Ama...
Friday, December 22, 2023

THE JANUS POINT: A New Theory of Time, difficult, worthwhile read for #Booksgiving

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THE JANUS POINT: A New Theory of Time JULIAN BARBOUR Basic Books $32.00 hardcover, available now Rating: 4* of five The Publisher S...

THE IDEA OF THE BRAIN: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, very readable treatment of the State of the Art in neuroscience

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THE IDEA OF THE BRAIN: The Past and Future of Neuroscience MATTHEW COBB Basic Books $32.00 hardcover, available now Rating: 4* of fiv...