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…

In this scathing critique of Sir David Brewster's skepticism towards the scientific study of the human mind and personality, Hector Maclean defends the principles of phrenology and physiognomy with passion…

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Brewster argues that there are more worlds in our Universe than Earth alone. Contents: Religious Aspect of the Question; Description of the Solar System; The Geological Condition of the Earth…

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Life of Sir Isaac Newton is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and…

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…