Author: Richard Milbank
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ISBN: 9780851129945
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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The Guinness Encyclopedia of World History
Author: Richard Milbank
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ISBN: 9780851129945
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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ISBN: 9780851129945
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Guinness Encyclopedia of World History
Author: John LEATHER
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Languages : en
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The Guinness Encyclopedia
Author: Ian Crofton
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ISBN: 9780851126630
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
A single volume encyclopedia arranged A-Z listings for quick reference. Divided into 12 main sections covering a broad range of subjects. B/W, col photos & illus. Quarto.
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ISBN: 9780851126630
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
A single volume encyclopedia arranged A-Z listings for quick reference. Divided into 12 main sections covering a broad range of subjects. B/W, col photos & illus. Quarto.
The Guinness Encyclopedia of the Living World
Author: Ben Dupré
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ISBN: 9780851129631
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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ISBN: 9780851129631
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Languages : en
Pages : 700
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The Concise Encyclopedia of World History
Author: John Bowle
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ISBN: 9780091075002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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ISBN: 9780091075002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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The Encyclopedia of World History
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Pages : 0
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Encyclopedia of World History
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History Without the Boring Bits
Author: Ian Crofton
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623652448
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell--stories that don't usually get into the history books, but which can nevertheless bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a history lesson that spares you the details of such seminal events as the 11th-century papal-imperial conflict, that fails to say much at all about the 1815 Congress of Vienna--and that neglects entirely to mention the world-changing moment that was the 1521 Diet of Worms. Imagine instead a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1623652448
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell--stories that don't usually get into the history books, but which can nevertheless bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a history lesson that spares you the details of such seminal events as the 11th-century papal-imperial conflict, that fails to say much at all about the 1815 Congress of Vienna--and that neglects entirely to mention the world-changing moment that was the 1521 Diet of Worms. Imagine instead a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets; the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law; the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England; and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.
The Rainbow of Mathematics
Author: Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320305
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the growth of mathematics through the centuries and describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry, and other disciplines.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320305
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the growth of mathematics through the centuries and describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry, and other disciplines.