18 books like Classification

What to read after Classification — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

International catalogue of scientific literature, 1901-1914 Royal Society of London · 1901 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares: Classification, Books, Bibliography, Science

The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares: Science, Philosophy, History

Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,… Shares: Science, Biography & Memoir, History

Behauptete Subjektivität Markus Malo · 2009 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Die Studie widmet sich der Erforschung der deutschsprachigen jüdischen Autobiographie im 20. Jahrhundert. Nach einem überblick, der die Autobiographietradition im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert beleuchtet, werden die spezifischen Bedingungen der jüdischen Autobiographie, die seit dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts entsteht, herausgearbeitet. Im Hauptteil widmet sich die Arbeit der Einzeluntersuchung von… Shares: German literature, Biography & Memoir, History

Anton Reiser Karl Philipp Moritz · 1978 · ★ 4.0 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate xv, 456 p. ; 23 cm Shares: German literature, Biography & Memoir

The diversity of green plants Peter Robert Bell · 1968 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Green Plants is a totally revised edition of the earlier Diversity of Green Plants by P. R. Bell and C. L. F. Woodcock. The revisions document the latest information on the most exciting advances in the relevant areas of botanical science."--BOOK JACKET. "The central theme of this book is the remarkable diversity of forms evolution has fashioned in geological time from the carbon continually… Shares: Classification, Science

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" Richard Phillips Feynman · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The biography of the physicist and Nobel prize winner Richard P. Feynman - a collection of short stories, chapters told to and written down by Ralph Leighton. Feynman tells of his childhood and youth and goes into his adult life, both personally and professionally. Shares: Music, Science, Biography & Memoir

Decline of Science in England Charles Babbage · 1830 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging xvi, 228 p. 22 cm Shares: Science, History

The Birds of America John James Audubon · 1827 · ★ 4.5 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Challenging The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio differs in a number of ways -- besides its dimensions -- from earlier editions of The Birds of America and from John James Audubon's original, massive Double-Elephant Folio, the heaviest volume of which weighs 56 pounds. These plates are organized not in the order that Audubon produced them for his subscribers but phylogenetically; that is, in a modern… Shares: Classification, Biography & Memoir

The biographical dictionary of musicians Rupert Hughes · 1900 · 678p · ≈ 22h · Challenging Biographies of key composers and musicians selected and abridged from Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, including Claudio Montverdi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Mozart, John Cage, Billie Holliday, and John Lennon. Shares: Music, Biography & Memoir

Passages from the diary of a late physician Samuel Warren · 1832 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. Shares: Medicine, Biography & Memoir

The Medusa and the Snail Lewis Thomas · 1979 · ★ 4.0 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Includes material on warts, DNA, cloning, and medical economics. Shares: Medicine, Philosophy

Reading autobiography Sidonie Smith · 2001 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Life Writing in the Long Run gathers twenty-one essays by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson written in collaboration or solo and published over the last quarter-century. It includes the introductions to their five edited collections; essays focused on such autobiographical genres as autoethnography, Bildungsroman, diary, digital life writing, genealogy, graphic memoir, human… Shares: Law, Biography & Memoir

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Not many people talk about "joy" these days. Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of freedom,… Shares: Biography & Memoir, History

Advances in imaging and electron physics Peter W. Hawkes · 1995 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics & Electron Physics and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave… Shares: Science

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, NationalDiscovery Education

Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National Discovery Education · 2023 Shares: Science

Exploring Science Mark Levesley · 2001 · ★ 5.0 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Covering all of the Sc1 to Sc4 requirements, this series incorporates the ideas and evidence statements of the revised National Curriculum. The copymaster CD Rom includes worksheets that can be adapted to meet the exact needs of your pupils. Shares: Science

Sciences James Trefil · 2000 In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book, uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science.For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a… Shares: Science

About the book Classification →