San Antonio College Library

History of US participation in explorations of the late 18th and 19th Centuries, exploring Japan, Pacific Islands, the polar regions, etc.

"What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In Inventing Temperature, Chang examines how scientists first created thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of standard thermometers; and how they managed to assess the reliability and accuracy of these instruments without a circular...

"In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. The Qur'an states, "The first thing God created was the pen," and this beautiful writing practice constitutes an expression of piety. Calligraphy not only conveys the ideas of a person but also represents a hallmark of high culture." "Traces of the Calligrapher reconstructs the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture, bringing...

"A grand history made up of interlocking biographies of extraordinary figures from the English Civil War to the era of Romanticism and beyond. The Bloodless Revolution is filled with stories of spectacular adventure in India and subversive scientific and moral controversies carved out at the dawn of the modern age." "When seventeenth-century European travelers returned from India, they triggered a crisis in the conscience of the Western world by telling...