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Science has always been about making sense of the world and His previous books include harnessing its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Great Discoveries in Medicine and Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of A Dictionary of the History of Science. today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people have from then on understood the world – or themselves – in an entirely new way. ‘Small, but perfectly formed … This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. Bill Bynum has done a splendid job It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces of weaving all the material into a the earth at the centre of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of narrative that is easy to understand. the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry’s periodic table, introduces You will not find a better summary the physics that explain electricity, gravity and the structure of atoms. of the history of science.’ It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and – Bernard Wood, author of Human opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Evolution: A Very Short Introduction Emphasising surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, A Little History of Science traces the march of science through the centuries. With delightful illustrations and a warm, accessible style, this is a volume for young and old to treasure together. NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK October A Little History of Philosophy 288 pp. 216x138mm. 40 b/w illus. Nigel Warburton HB ISBN 978-0-300-13659-3 £14.99* PB ISBN 978-0-300-18779-3 £9.99* see page 25 Autumn 2012 Catalogue:1 20/4/12 10:28 Page 2 2 General Interest Main image, this page: The Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University Swansea Archives, Burton The Richard image, this page: Main RICHARD DIARIES BURTON THE Autumn 2012 Catalogue:1 20/4/12 10:28 Page 3 General Interest 3 The irresistible, candid diaries of Richard Burton, published in their entirety for the very first time The Richard Burton Diaries Edited by Chris Williams ‘Diaries? Autobiography? In his personal diaries Richard Burton is a man quite different from the Time will tell, and may surprise.’ one we familiarly ‘know’ as acclaimed actor, international film star and – Emlyn Williams, at Burton’s jet-set celebrity. From his private, handwritten pages there emerges a Memorial Service, London, 1984 different person – a family man, a father, a husband, a man often troubled and always keenly observing.