Connections From Ptolemy's astrolabe to discover of electricity, how inventions are linked by James Burke 1995 Review Edition Science books
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This is a near fine (almost like new) paperback. 1995 Revised Edition Little Brown Publishing. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight, NO creasing along spine. The illustrated cover is clean and shiny with only a hint of shelf wear. Royal octavo book size or 7" x 10" with 304 pages including index.
Connections by James Burke is subtitled From Ptolemy's astrolabe to the discovery of electricity, how inventions are linked - and how they cause change throughout history. This is the revised edition with a new Intro by the author.
In this highly acclaimed book the author examines the ideas, inventions, and coincidences that have culminated in the major technological advances of today. He untangles the pattern of interconnecting events: the accidents of time, circumstance, and place that gave rise to the major inventions of the world.
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