This is the story of Gulliver, a clever man who loved adventures. This is his greatest adventure! When his ship hits a rock, Gulliver swims to an island called Lilliput
What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge
Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.40 | Other | 22 June 2016
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In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data.
In the late 1800s, John Muir made several trips to the pristine, relatively unexplored territory of Alaska, irresistibly drawn to its awe-inspiring glaciers and its wild menagerie of bears, bald eagles, wolves, and whales. Half poet and half geologist, he recorded his experiences and reflections in Travels in Alaska, a work he was in the process of completing at the time of his death in 1914.
Explore With Marco Polo (Travel With the Great Explorers)
Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who traveled to Asia. The emperor of China, Kublai Khan, was so impressed by him, he asked Polo to work for him. Back home, the stories of his travels made Polo famous.