| Descript |
224 p. |
| Summary |
A fascinating collection of the most significant plans, sketches and illustrations in history From primitive cave paintings to the complicated DNA double helix drawn by Crick and Watson, these drawings chart dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the world and its history. Each diagram is accompanied by an explanatory text to contextualise its significance. The collection includes Da Vinci’s technical drawings, the slave ship illustration that prompted the abolition of slavery, patents by Edison, Baird and Morse, astrological charts and Copernicus’s drawing of the heliocentric universe. The perfect book for all lovers of history, science, culture and design. |
| ISBN |
9781849940764 |
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1849940762 |
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