This text is an unabridged reprint of the 1959 Harper Torchbook reprint of the work originally published in 1924 by the Cambridge U. Press as Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Science: Being extracts from the writings of men of science to illustrate the development of scientific thought . Wil

Classic examination of the three major subjects at the heart of science: cosmogony, atomic theory, and evolution. Each area features readings that present a continuous story, conveying the excitement of the process of scientific discovery and growth of knowledge from earliest to modern times. 1959 edition. 36 figures. 7 tables.