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An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.  In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

The Discoverers A History of Mans Search to Know

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: 12/02/1985
      ISBN13: 9780394726250, 978-0394726250
      ISBN10: 0394726251
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      Geographical discovery and exploration History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.  In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

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