All facts considered : the essential library of inessential knowledge / Kee Malesky

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons , c2010Description: 277 p. : illus. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780470559659
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001 MAL
LOC classification:
  • D10 .M35 2010
Contents:
pt. 1. On memory and history -- Battles and bigwigs : ancient and modern, sacred and civil history -- Deviations and wonders : the natural history of land, sea, animals, and vegetables -- Fish or weapon : the natural history of crafts and manufactures -- pt. 2. On reason and science -- Links in the chain of being : the science of God : theology, religion, and superstition -- Letters in plain sight : The science of humanity : thinking, remembering, communicating -- Sin versus virtue : ethics and law -- Modus mundi : the science of nature : physics, mathematics, geography -- Ugly bags of mostly water : zoology, physiology, medicine -- The wild blue yonder and what's below : astronomy, meteorology, botany, mineralogy, chemistry -- pt. 3. On imagination, poetry, and art -- Perfect circles : sacred and profane art: painting, sculpture, architecture -- Rhapsodies in bloom : music theory and practice -- Love songs and lost words : literature, drama, narrative.
Summary: Compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the arts.
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Libro - Monografía Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles 001 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 048272

Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1. On memory and history -- Battles and bigwigs : ancient and modern, sacred and civil history -- Deviations and wonders : the natural history of land, sea, animals, and vegetables -- Fish or weapon : the natural history of crafts and manufactures -- pt. 2. On reason and science -- Links in the chain of being : the science of God : theology, religion, and superstition -- Letters in plain sight : The science of humanity : thinking, remembering, communicating -- Sin versus virtue : ethics and law -- Modus mundi : the science of nature : physics, mathematics, geography -- Ugly bags of mostly water : zoology, physiology, medicine -- The wild blue yonder and what's below : astronomy, meteorology, botany, mineralogy, chemistry -- pt. 3. On imagination, poetry, and art -- Perfect circles : sacred and profane art: painting, sculpture, architecture -- Rhapsodies in bloom : music theory and practice -- Love songs and lost words : literature, drama, narrative.

Compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the arts.

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