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What is The Discoverers about?

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An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories of the man's profound quest to understand his world and the cosmos.

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What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Discoverers?

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Mathematics and Science > Science: general issues > History of science

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Is The Discoverers part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

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Yes it is a part of series Knowledge Series

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Discoverers?

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Daniel J. Boorstin

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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