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Taking only a modicum of knowledge for granted, Lancelot Hogben leads readers of this famous book through the whole course from simple arithmetic to calculus. Mathematics is the language of size, shape, and order - a language Hogben shows one can both master and enjoy.

Awesome and magnificent as the body itself, here is the one book that explains the mysteries of human anatomy, from head to heart, bones to blood and beyond, in a way certain to captivate. Indispensable for everyone who has ever felt a sense of wonder for the remarkable machine that remains infinitely superior to every human invention.

From the pestilence which contributed to the downfall of Rome to the dancing manias of medieval Europe, the aristocracy's fashion for wearing wigs and the role of typhus in the First World War, Hans Zinsser reveals just how disease and epidemics have shaped human history.

In the conventional wisdom the scientist is seen as a data gatherer, but scientific creation is really more complex and inspiring. This beautifully written work was hugely influential when first published and continues to inspire today. As V.S. Ramachandran says, 'it makes science seem like a grand, romantic adventure yet also fun'.