J Arthur Thomson : 7 books

The Outline of Science, Volume 1 of 4 by J. Arthur  Thomson..

The Outline of Science:  A PLAIN STORY SIMPLY TOLD EDITED BY J. Arthur Thomson.  REGIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WITH OVER 800 ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHICH ABOUT 40 ARE IN COLOUR.  IN FOUR VOLUMES G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Knickerbocker...

The publisher's special commentary chapter and the author's biography are included in this version. The Outline of Science is a nonfiction best seller, which was published in 1922 and sold more than 100,000 in 5 years. The book was written by Sir John Arthur Thomson, a Scottish naturalist...

Published in 1908, this collection of five lectures features “The Wonder of the World,” “The History of Things,” “Organisms and their Origin,” “The Evolution of Organisms,” and “Man's Place in Nature.” Thomson imagines nature to be a vital book that humans must read—and the scientific history of earth is somewhat of a “story of genesis.”

     These facts in regard to Herbert Spencer's uncles corroborate the general thesis that heredity counts for much. The four uncles had individuality, rising sometimes to the verge of eccentricity; in their various paths of life they were independent, critical, self-assertive, and with a characteristic...

The aim of this book is to give a general idea of the way in which Modern Science looks out on the world. By selecting a few salient illustrations, it seeks to show how the various sciences are disclosing the Order of Nature. It is hoped that it may be of service to the able minded reader who wishes...

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