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The story of writing / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.
Subjects: Writing; Alphabet.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Earthshock : hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other forces of nature / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-299).
Subjects: Earthquakes.; Hurricanes.; Natural disasters.; Tornadoes.; Volcanoes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cracking the Egyptian code : the revolutionary life of Jean-François Champollion / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: Egyptomania -- Hieroglyphic "delirium" before Champollion -- A revolutionary childhood -- Reluctant schoolboy -- Egypt encountered -- Paris and the Rosetta stone -- Teenage professor -- The race begins -- Napoleon and Champollion -- Exile and revolt -- Breakthrough -- An Egyptian renaissance -- Curator at the Louvre -- To Egypt, at last -- In search of Ramesses -- First professor of Egyptology -- The hieroglyphs after Champollion -- Postscript: geniuses and polymaths.
Subjects: Biographies.; Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.; Egyptian language; Egyptologists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Einstein : a hundred years of relativity / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-248) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.; Physicists; General relativity (Physics); Physics;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-340) and index.
Subjects: Writing; Extinct languages.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The last man who knew everything : Thomas Young, the anonymous polymath who proved Newton wrong, explained how we see, cured the sick, and deciphered the Rosetta stone, among other feats of genius / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.; Discoveries in science; Discoveries in science; Linguists; Physicians; Science; Science; Scientists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Sudden genius? : the gradual path to creative breakthroughs / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-358) and index.Meetings with remarkable creators -- The science and art of breakthoughs. Ingredients of creativity -- Genius and talent: reality or myth? -- Intelligence is not enough -- Strangers to ourselves -- Blue remembered Wednesdays -- The lunatic, the lover, and the poet -- Ten breakthroughs in art and science. Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper -- Christopher Wren: St Paul's Cathedral -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The marriage of Figaro -- Jean-François Champollion: Decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs -- Charles Darwin: Evolution by natural selection -- Marie Curie: Discovery of radium -- Albert Einstein: Special relativity -- Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway -- Henri Cartier-Bresson: The decisive moment -- Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali -- Patterns of genius. Family matters -- Professor of the little finger -- Creative science versus artistic creation -- Is there a creative personality? -- Reputation, fame, and genius -- The 'ten-year rule' -- Genius and us.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004.; Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.; Curie, Marie, 1867-1934.; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.; Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992.; Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.; Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723.; Creative ability.; Gifted persons.; Inspiration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The story of measurement / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.
Subjects: Measurement;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Rabindranath Tagore : an anthology / by Dutta, Krishna.; Robinson, Andrew,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-416).
Subjects: Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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India : a short history / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-author.(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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