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A guide to the best science writing, which tells the centuries-long story of our striving to understand the world.

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"...if her [Susan Wise Bauer's] mission was to make an often out-of-reach subject accessible and—while science arguably is always relevant—feel more relevant, because you've gained an appreciation for the motivation, challenges and significance behind it, as well as its joys and quirks and brilliance, she's done a great job." -- The Herald
"...a masterly account of the great minds who have helped expand human knowledge, from the earliest philosophers onwards." -- Sky at Night

The Story of Western Science From the Writings

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 16/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9780393243260, 978-0393243260
      ISBN10: 0393243265
      Also in:
      Science & Nature History of science Science: general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A guide to the best science writing, which tells the centuries-long story of our striving to understand the world.

      Trade Review
      "...if her [Susan Wise Bauer's] mission was to make an often out-of-reach subject accessible and—while science arguably is always relevant—feel more relevant, because you've gained an appreciation for the motivation, challenges and significance behind it, as well as its joys and quirks and brilliance, she's done a great job." -- The Herald
      "...a masterly account of the great minds who have helped expand human knowledge, from the earliest philosophers onwards." -- Sky at Night

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