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The discoverers ; a history of man's search to know his world and himself / Daniel J. Boorstin

By:

Boorstin, Daniel J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House , 1983.Description: 745 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0394726251

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DDC classification:

909 BOO

LOC classification:

CB69 .B66 1985

Summary: Daniel J. Boorstin, former librarian of the Library of Congress, gives a fascinating history of world civilization. From astronomical development, microscopes, telescopes, medicine, vaccines, genetics and map-making, the author delves into the discoveries of our world and the freedoms those discoveries bestowed. With the breadth and depth of this study, Boorstin relieves the world of its fictitious beliefs and encourages a more modern and scientific approach to the world around us ...

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	909 BOO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		047152

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Daniel J. Boorstin, former librarian of the Library of Congress, gives a fascinating history of world civilization. From astronomical development, microscopes, telescopes, medicine, vaccines, genetics and map-making, the author delves into the discoveries of our world and the freedoms those discoveries bestowed. With the breadth and depth of this study, Boorstin relieves the world of its fictitious beliefs and encourages a more modern and scientific approach to the world around us ...

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