18 books like Sylva sylvarvm

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Sylva sylvarum Francis Bacon · 1627 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Pre-Linnean works, Experiments, Natural history, Utopias with this book.
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Nova Atlantis Francis Bacon · 1627 · ★ 4.0 · 45p · ≈ 1h · Challenging **New Atlantis** is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published posthumously in 1626. It appeared unheralded and tucked into the back of a longer work of natural history, *Sylva sylvarum* (forest of materials). In *New Atlantis*, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the… Shares Pre-Linnean works, Natural history, Utopias, Early works to 1800
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Histoire naturelle Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon · 1749 · ★ 3.5 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging THEORIEDE LATERREPREMIER DISCOURSDE LA MANIERE D'ETUDIER ET DE TRAITER L'HISTOIRE NATURELLEl'histoire naturelle, prise dans toute son etendue, est une histoire immense ; elle embrasse tous les objets que nous presente l'univers. Cette multitude prodigieuse de quadrupedes, d'oiseaux, de poissons, d'insectes, de plantes, de mineraux, etc.., offre a la curiosite de l'esprit humain un vaste spectacle… Shares Pre-Linnean works, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science
Sciences
Sciences James Trefil · 2000 Shares Science with this book.
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Advances in imaging and electron physics Peter W. Hawkes · 1995 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Science with this book.
Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National
Discovery Education Elementary School Science Techbook, National Discovery Education · 2023 Shares Science with this book.
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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
Co-Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick · 2024 · ★ 3.9 Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. After millions of years on our own, humans had developed a kind of co-intelligence that could augment, or even replace, human thinking. Through his writing, speaking, and teaching, Mollick has become one… Shares Science
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Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art David Ames Wells · 1850 · ★ 5.0 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Science with this book.
Cover of Advanced Signal Processing and Noise Reduction
Advanced Signal Processing and Noise Reduction Saeed V. Vaseghi · 1975 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Signal processing plays an increasingly central role in the development of modern telecommunication and information processing systems, with a wide range of applications in areas such as multimedia technology, audio-visual signal processing, cellular mobile communication, radar systems and financial data forecasting. The theory and application of signal processing deals with the identification,… Shares Science
PE Civil Exam Review Guide
PE Civil Exam Review Guide School of PE · 2022 Shares Science with this book.
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The man who ended war Hollis Godfrey · 1908 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The Secretary of War of the United States receives a letter sent to his and all other nations, declaring that war has too long devastated the earth and the time has come for peace. It orders them to destroy their weapons of warfare and disband their militaries. The letter ends: "One year from this date will I allow for disarmament and no more. At the end of that time, if no heed has been paid to… Shares Utopias
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Biology René Fester Kratz · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 422p · ≈ 14h · Moderate An updated edition of the ultimate guide to understanding biology. Ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? The theory of evolution says that humans and chimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us how and why? We humans are insatiably curious creatures who can't help wondering how things work starting with our own bodies. Wouldn't it be… Shares Natural history, Science
Cover of Decline of Science in England
Decline of Science in England Charles Babbage · 1830 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging xvi, 228 p. 22 cm Shares Science
Cover of The botanic garden
The botanic garden Erasmus Darwin · 1700 · ★ 3.9 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Challenging One of the first popular science books, the intent of The Botanic Garden is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphizes plants, Darwin makes botany interesting and relevant to his readers, but his reliance on conventional images of women when describing plants and flowers reinforces traditional… Shares Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science
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The life and letters of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin · 1887 · 575p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Shares Natural history, Science with this book.
The 6th Extinction
The 6th Extinction James Rollins · 2015 · 587p · ≈ 19h · Moderate A remote military research station in Utah sends out a frantic distress call, ending with a chilling final command: Kill us all! Personnel from the neighbouring base rush in to discover everyone already dead - and not just the scientists, but every living thing for fifty square miles has been annihilated. The land is entirely sterile-and the blight is spreading. To halt the inevitable, Commander… Shares Experiments, Science
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Rocks and Minerals (Tasks Cards) Doris Metcalf · 1977 · 60p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Experiments, Science with this book.

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