The Book Of Entertainment Of Curiosities And Wonder In Nature Art And Mind
Download The Book Of Entertainment Of Curiosities And Wonder In Nature Art And Mind full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Book Of Entertainment Of Curiosities And Wonder In Nature Art And Mind ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
The Book of Entertainment, of Curiosities and Wonder in Nature, Art, and Mind
Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781022740204 |
Discover the many wonders of the natural world with this eclectic collection of stories, legends, and anecdotes. From the mysteries of the ocean to the marvels of human achievement, this book offers something for everyone. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Diamonds
Author | : Jack Ogden |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0300215665 |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- PREFACE -- 1 The Diamond -- 2 The Ancient World -- 3 Early Persia and the East -- 4 Medieval Europe -- 5 The Dawn of Diamond Cutting in Europe -- 6 The Fifteenth-Century Technical Revolution -- 7 Renaissance Table and Point Cuts -- 8 Renaissance Multifaceted Cuts -- 9 The Early Brilliant Cut -- 10 Diamond Cutting in London -- 11 The Value and Assessment of Diamonds -- 12 The Indian Diamond Mines -- 13 The Diamond Trade in India -- 14 Diamond Cutting in India and the East -- 15 The Eclipse of Indian Diamonds -- Epilogue -- APPENDIX: A 1675 Description of the Diamond Mines -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Mark Seaworth
Author | : William Henry Giles Kingston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
The Wonders of Nature and Art
Author | : Joseph Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 1838 |
Genre | : Adventure and adventurers |
ISBN | : |
Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750
Author | : Lorraine Daston |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1998-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Discusses how European scientists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonders, monsters, curiosities, marvels, and other phenomena to envision the natural world.
The Art of Curiosity
Author | : Exploratorium |
Publisher | : WeldonOwn+ORM |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2019-10-29 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1681885964 |
Fifty of the world’s most creative people share their stories and inspirations in this volume created by the Exploratorium science museum. What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches—and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium science museum, the San Francisco landmark visited by a million people a year in person and by millions more online. Join them and forty-five more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world—regardless of who you are or what you do. Interviewees and subjects include: Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Walter Murch on observation Laurie Anderson on art as a way of knowing Memory Expert Elizabeth Loftus on how we learn Oliver Sacks on perception Mary Roach on how she learned to ask the right questions Adam Savage on the fun of finding things out Mickey Hart on the art of playing to learn, and learning to play California Governor Gavin Newsom on the importance of science Community activist Randy Carter on finding joy in the worst of places . . . and dozens more interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, in a book that can help you become more creative—and maybe just change the world.