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A new edition of Bronowski's classic history of humankind, which was first published in 1973 to accompany the TV series of the same name.
Synopsis
Traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. This title discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature.