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David Brewster
The stereoscope: its history, theory, and construction, with its application to the fine and useful arts and to education, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history…
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Bill Jenkins
How did Scottish scientific culture change from the Enlightenment to the Victorian period?
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Margaret Maria Gordon
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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An absorbing and detailed biography of Sir David Brewster, the brilliant nineteenth-century scientist, internationally famous for the invention of the kaleidoscope and his work on the polarization of light. It…
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Sir David Brewster (Australian National University)
David Brewster (1781-1868) wrote this fascinating treatise to illustrate the use of scientific principles by ancient governments and religious orders to frighten and delude the populace for their own advantage…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
""The Martyrs of Science"" is a biographical work by David Brewster that chronicles the lives of three prominent scientists: Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe, and Johannes Kepler. The book explores the…
""The Kaleidoscope, Its History, Theory, And Construction: With Its Application To The Fine And Useful Arts"" is a book written by David Brewster in 1858. The book provides a comprehensive…
The Life Of Sir Isaac Newton is a biographical work written by David Brewster in 1838. The book provides an in-depth account of the life and achievements of one of…
The Kaleidoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction is a book written by David Brewster and originally published in 1858. The book is a comprehensive study of the kaleidoscope, a device…
"The Martyrs of Science" is a historical paintings written by means of David Brewster, a Scottish physicist and inventor, within the nineteenth century. The book presents a compelling account of…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This classic work of popular science explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the implications of such a discovery for religion, philosophy, and ethics. The author covers a range of…
Published in 1832 at the request of Sir Walter Scott, this book provides natural explanations for the allegedly supernatural phenomena so popular in the nineteenth century. Brewster, a Scottish natural…
Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a Scottish physicist of international reputation. This classic biography of Sir Isaac Newton, first published in 1855, was the result of over twenty years’ research…
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The Scottish natural philosopher and historian of science Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) published this work in 1804. In it he traces the general history of the ‘peaceful institution’ of Freemasonry…
Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a distinguished scientist and inventor, and a regular contributor to scientific and philosophical journals. More Worlds Than One (1854) responded to Whewell’s Of the Plurality…
This book explores the science of magnetism, covering its properties, applications, and historical development. David Brewster provides a comprehensive overview of the subject in language accessible to the layman, making…
Brewster's book is a classic work on the history of scientific instruments and their use in experiments on light and colors. In this book, Brewster describes a wide range of…
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia is a comprehensive reference work covering topics ranging from history and geography to science and the arts. Originally published in the 1830s, it remains a valuable resource…
More worlds than one ist ein unveranderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1870. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen…
Letters on Natural Magic; Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, Bart has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost…
