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Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought.
The original Nonscience was being written in 1970, and it caused a sensation. It was translated, it featured on television, and was widely reviewed. So, to celebrate its fiftieth birthday, it has been republished with a fully updated section for every chapter, so we can follow how its predictions came true. This extraordinary book opens our eyes to a world dominated by Experts. For these all-powerful people, public image and media exposure is all that matters. The old idea of a scientist, driven by a desire to find out the truth, has been superseded by the Expert, who uses confusing language to dominate us all and gain colossal grants of money. Now that we have the internet, there's no need ...
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This spectacularly illustrated book chronicles the exciting progress of scientific investigation through the ages as it has been mirrored in the art used to document its ideas and breakthroughs. From the cave paintings of prehistory through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Assyria, and Greece to Renaissance drawings and modern microscopy, these images reveal the hidden influences and cultural pressures of their times. Separate chapters focus on the animal world, herbs and the birth of botany, physics and the science of non-living matter, mankind in the world; the world in space; and other seminal topics. The illustrations have been chosen from among the best preserved in the world, some never before reproduced. All help to show how scientific illustration first arose; how it mirrored in many ways the value systems of the science of its time; how images were borrowed, transformed, and occasionally came to predict future discoveries. 210 illustrations.
"Ford's fascinating and entertaining examination of life's many forms shows that within each species, whether insects, fishes, plants, or even microbes, life exists in glorious and surprising variety, rich in sensation and creating a marvelously complex web of interaction with its surroundings. In an era when animal rights are widely debated and discussed, this timely, thought-provoking book offers a revolution in popular science."--BOOK JACKET.
Our future depends on food: it controls our health, underpins social structures, and helps dictate the political agenda. Among the crucial issues discussed in this challenging study of food by the eminent biologist Brian J. Ford are new food-borne diseases and the dietary needs of the young, the elderly, and women. He examines the complex questions of genetically modified food and provides important insights into food intolerance and life-threatening allergies, the relationship between food and culture, organic farming, the impact of climate change, and how revolutionary new foods will change the world.
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Antony van Leeuwenbock is considered to be the world's first microbiologist. Born in 1632, he produced simple microscopes to study specimens, both of which he later presented to the Royal Society in London. This book, three centuries later reflects research into Leeuwenhoek's letters and observations in early microscopy and it compares these findings with modern analysis of similar material.