1）奈杰尔·里格比博士，英国格林威治国家海洋博物馆的探索策展人。他是多部海洋史图书的合著者，包括《库克船长》和《太平洋地区》,还是《东印度公司世界》的编辑。 2）彼得·范德默，英国格林威治皇家博物馆的总编辑。 他撰写和编辑了许多有关英国海事历史的书籍，包括《南方》（第二版）。 3）格林·威廉姆斯，英国伦敦大学玛丽皇后大学荣誉退休教授。他撰写并编辑了许多有关帝国和海洋历史的书籍，包括《海上的自然主义者》和《北极迷宫》。

1）奈杰尔·里格比博士，英国格林威治国家海洋博物馆的探索策展人。他是多部海洋史图书的合著者，包括《库克船长》和《太平洋地区》,还是《东印度公司世界》的编辑。 2）彼得·范德默，英国格林威治皇家博物馆的总编辑。 他撰写和编辑了许多有关英国海事历史的书籍，包括《南方》（第二版）。 3）格林·威廉姆斯，英国伦敦大学玛丽皇后大学荣誉退休教授。他撰写并编辑了许多有关帝国和海洋历史的书籍，包括《海上的自然主义者》和《北极迷宫》。

This is the story of the cosmic background radiation - the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang in which the Universe was born - and how it was discovered. Chown brilliantly weaves a tale of the search for the origins of the Universe, beginning in the 1920s and culminating with the flight of the COBE satellite and its crucial discovery.

This is the story of the cosmic background radiation - the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang in which the Universe was born - and how it was discovered. Chown brilliantly weaves a tale of the search for the origins of the Universe, beginning in the 1920s and culminating with the flight of the COBE satellite and its crucial discovery.

Here, Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage...(展开全部)

Voyages of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of ten of the most significant natural history expeditions. Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries document advances and watersheds in the field of natural science. The stories behind these images, of explorers, naturalists, artists and photographers, entwine into a fascinating study of human achievement and ...(展开全部)

"A rare and beautiful selection of works handpicked from the vast archives of London's Natural History Museum." ""The book's greatest contribution is to showcase the work of the artists who, usually under very difficult circumstances, so brilliantly served science and opened Western eyes to new worlds."" - School Library Journal (on the original edition) Voyages of Discovery ...(展开全部)

For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit and beyond - some to the farthest reaches of the Solar System - and more than...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)

Humanity has been flying into orbit for almost 50 years, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. In the centuries before, people all over the world had engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In the period since, more than 6,000 satellites have been launched into Eart...(展开全部)