Hogben, Lancelot Thomas, 1895-1975. Science for the citizen; : a self-educator based on the social background of scientific discovery; [electronic resource] / illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.. — New York, : A.A. Knopf,, 1938.. — xiii, 1082, xix, [1] p. : illus., diagrs. 25 cm. — (Primers for the age of plenty. 2).
At head of title: Lancelot Hogben. "Selected references" at end of each part except part IV. "Answers to examples (edited by Mr. Richard Palmer)": p. 1077-1082.
The Conquest of Time Reckoning and Space Measurement. Pole Star and Pyramid: The Coming of the Calendar -- Pompey's Pillar: The Science of Seafaring -- Spectacles and Satellites: The Trail of the Telescope -- Children of the Sun: The Decline of Mere Logic -- Wheel, Weight, and Watchspring: The Laws of Motion -- The Sailor's World View: The Wave Metaphor of Modern Science -- The Conquest of Substitutes. The Third State of Matter: The Freeborn Miner -- The Rebirth of Materialism: The Exhaustion of the Neolithic Economy -- The Atoms of Democritus: Intimations of the Age of Plenty -- The Last Resting Place of Spirits: A Planned Economy of Carbon CompoundsThe Conquest of Power. A Century of Inventions: The Decline of Wind and Water -- The Dark Satanic Mills: The Superfluity of Mere Toil -- The South Pointing Instrument and the Lightning Conductor -- Costing the Current -- The Waves That Rule Britannia -- The Conquest of Hunger and Disease. When Life is Cheap -- Replenishing the Earth -- The Microbe Hunters -- The Laws of Increasing Returns -- The Ascent of Man -- A Planned Ecology of Human Life -- The Conquest of Behavior. Animal Magnetism: The Telegraphy of the Body -- Nature and Nurture: Superstitions of Our Own Times -- The New Social Contract: Answers to Examples