Science Without the Boring Bits: A Curious Chronology of Discovery, Invention and Wild Speculation
by Ian Crofton
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As an antidote to more sober accounts of Scotland's history, Ian Crofon offers a colourful chronology of the eccentric, the infamous, the bawdy, the horrific and the hilarious people and events that have spattered across the pages of our nation's story.From the Royal High School riot to Marocco the Wonder Horse, from the War of the One-Eyed Woman to the MP cleared of stealing his ex-mistress's knickers, Scottish History Without the Boring Bits includes a host of little-known tales that you show more won't find in more conventional works of history.Ian Crofton's alternative history of Scotland looks at the country's seedy underbelly with a quizzical eye. show lessTags
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Really enjoyable collection of little known science throughout the ages. Easy to read in an almost anecdotal form, I found this book perfect for my bedside table. Read a few pages before bed without much danger of getting "hooked" into reading past a reasonable bed time. :)
A heads up that a handful of entries are not for the delicate of stomach or animal lovers (I skipped the animal experiment entries).
A heads up that a handful of entries are not for the delicate of stomach or animal lovers (I skipped the animal experiment entries).
Sep 20, 2014Piratical
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Ian Crofton has written a wide range of other books. A polymath, with a gift for condensing complex narratives into highly readable and entertaining texts, he is the perfect guide to this increasingly popular approach to history.
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