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Description edit
The host of television's Connections2--the author of The Day the Universe Changed--explores the unlikely links and serendipitous coincidences that have shaped historical change and scientific progress. of photos.
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Characters/People edit
- James Watt: Add a description of this character.
- Pestalozzi
- Dalton
- Colbert
- Lombroso
- Morse
- Boulton
- Chevreul
- Stevin
- Holland
- Kelvin
- Blumenbach
- Galton
- Leeuwenhoek
- Rousseau
- Mary
- Robin Hood
- Hollerith
- Frederick
- Sutter
- Nicol
- Owen
- Merrell
- Nessler
- Herbart
- Schliemann
- Wilkinson
- Ramsden
- Galvani
- Lister
- Joseph Priestley
- Crowell
- Adam
- Reynolds
- De Groot
- Perkins
- Berzelius
- Smith
- Maupertuis
- Fraunhofer
- Paley
- Mach
- Virchow
- Buffon
- Napoleon
- Silliman
- Davy
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Europe
- South America
- France
- London
- Paris
- New York
- Germany
- Britain
- China
- Spain
- Rome
- Italy
- East India Company
- United States
- Canada
- Atlantic
- Antwerp
- Africa
- Chicago
- California
- Humboldt
- Caribbean
- Egypt
- Brazil
- Japan
- Vienna
- Scotland
- Pennsylvania
- Peru
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Venice
- Russia
- Philadelphia
- Crimea
- Massachusetts
- Ireland
- Pacific
- Flanders
- Birmingham
- Illinois
- Mexico
- Berlin
- Versailles
- Constantinople
- Washington
- Amsterdam
First Sentence edit
IT doesn't matter where you begin a journey on the great web of change.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Burke (Author)
- Mark Chimsky
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0316116025
Page Count: 310
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0316116025
Page Count: 310
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 609
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Science › Technology › General & Reference
- Books › History › World
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs
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