All facts considered : the essential library of inessential knowledge / Kee Malesky.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, ©2010Description: x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780470559659
- D10 .M35 2010
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reference | Taytay College Library Reference | Non-fiction | D10 .M35 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | URSTAY-3438 |
"Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-255) and index.
pt. 1. On memory and history -- Battles and bigwigs : ancient and modern, sacred and civil history -- Deviations and wonders : the natural history of land, sea, animals, and vegetables -- Fish or weapon : the natural history of crafts and manufactures -- part 2. On reason and science -- Links in the chain of being : the science of God : theology, religion, and superstition -- Letters in plain sight : The science of humanity : thinking, remembering, communicating -- Sin versus virtue : ethics and law -- Modus mundi : the science of nature : physics, mathematics, geography -- Ugly bags of mostly water : zoology, physiology, medicine -- The wild blue yonder and what's below : astronomy, meteorology, botany, mineralogy, chemistry -- part 3. On imagination, poetry, and art -- Perfect circles : sacred and profane art: painting, sculpture, architecture -- Rhapsodies in bloom : music theory and practice -- Love songs and lost words : literature, drama, narrative.
Compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the arts.
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