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Science in London

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This book introduces the reader to the statues, busts, and memorial plaques of scientists, explorers, medicine men and women, and inventors found in the bustling capital of the United Kingdom, London. The former capital of the British Empire, London remains a world center of trade, navigation, finance and many more. It is also a hub of science, the seat of the Royal Society, Royal Institution, Science Museum, British Museum, Natural History Museum, and of great institutions of higher education. The historical figures depicted in these memorials are responsible for creating great institutions, milestone discoveries, contributions to the scientific and technological revolutions, fighting against epidemics, advancing medicine, and contributing to the progress seen during the past four hundred years. This is a guidebook for the visitor and the Londoner alike. It presents memorials that everybody is familiar with and others that the authors discovered during their yearsof painstaking research. The 750 images and the text, interlarded with anecdotes, is both informative and entertaining.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9783030623357
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 300
  • Udgivet:
  • 5. marts 2022
  • Udgave:
  • 22001
  • Størrelse:
  • 210x17x279 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 737 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024
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This book introduces the reader to the statues, busts, and memorial plaques of scientists, explorers, medicine men and women, and inventors found in the bustling capital of the United Kingdom, London. The former capital of the British Empire, London remains a world center of trade, navigation, finance and many more. It is also a hub of science, the seat of the Royal Society, Royal Institution, Science Museum, British Museum, Natural History Museum, and of great institutions of higher education. The historical figures depicted in these memorials are responsible for creating great institutions, milestone discoveries, contributions to the scientific and technological revolutions, fighting against epidemics, advancing medicine, and contributing to the progress seen during the past four hundred years. This is a guidebook for the visitor and the Londoner alike. It presents memorials that everybody is familiar with and others that the authors discovered during their yearsof painstaking research. The 750 images and the text, interlarded with anecdotes, is both informative and entertaining.

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