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12 Books That Changed The World
''12 Books That Changed the World'' is a book by Melvyn Bragg, published in 2006. Upon its release, it was screened on ITV, and received generally negative reviews. Synopsis In the book Bragg discusses twelve British books that he contends changed the world. These books are as follows: * ''Principia Mathematica'' by Isaac Newton * ''Married Love'' by Marie Stopes * Magna Carta * Book of Rules of Association Football * ''On the Origin of Species'' by Charles Darwin * ''On the Abolition of the Slave Trade'' * ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' by Mary Wollstonecraft * ''Experimental Researches in Electricity'' by Michael Faraday * Richard Arkwright's patent specification for his "Spinning Machine" * The King James Bible * ''The Wealth of Nations'' by Adam Smith * ''The First Folio'' by William Shakespeare Release ''12 Books That Changed the World'' was first published in the United Kingdom in 2006 and was accompanied by a four part special screened on ITV. Recept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest Positive number, positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the sequence (mathematics), infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
