Strange Seas and Shores
Title | Strange Seas and Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Avram Davidson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Fantasy fiction, American |
ISBN | 9780441789221 |
Strange Seas and Shores
Title | Strange Seas and Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Avram Davidson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Fantasy fiction, American |
ISBN |
Voyaging in Strange Seas
Title | Voyaging in Strange Seas PDF eBook |
Author | David Knight |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2014-05-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0300206186 |
In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed—Luther’s Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning. This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser-recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God’s mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.
Heroes of American Explorations
Title | Heroes of American Explorations PDF eBook |
Author | Edith McCall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2011-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258032555 |
The Shores of Another Sea
Title | The Shores of Another Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Chad Oliver |
Publisher | Gateway |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2015-07-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 057512654X |
On the dusty, remote plains of Kenya, Royce Crawford runs a baboonery. One day there is a strange light in the East African sky, and the baboons start disappearing from their cages. he finds that the animals have changed. The strange look of cold intelligence. reveals to Crawford that he is no longer the hunter, but the hunted.
Harper's
Title | Harper's PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1034 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Stranger on the Shore
Title | Stranger on the Shore PDF eBook |
Author | Josh Lanyon |
Publisher | Carina Press |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 2014-05-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1426898320 |
When a journalist gains access to a wealthy family’s secrets, he encounters shocking revelations—and an irresistibly handsome lawyer—in this M/M romance. Twenty years ago, little Brian Arlington was kidnapped from his family’s Long Island estate and was never seen again. The trail went cold, but investigative journalist Griff Hadley has always thought there was more to the story—much more. So when the Arlingtons’ patriarch invites him to stay at their estate to research his true crime book, Griff can’t say no. But not everyone is happy about Griff’s presence. Relatives and staff alike regard him coldly, including Pierce Mather, the Arlingtons’ attractive lawyer, who is more than a little wary of Griff’s motives. When a stranger shows up claiming to be the long-lost Brian, Griff and Pierce are united in their suspicions. Startled to have found an ally in the buttoned-up lawyer, Griff soon realizes it’s hard to keep a professional distance. Even in the midst of a groundbreaking investigation, even in the face of a shocking family secret . . .