The ascent of man
By: Jacob Bronowski ; with a new foreword by Melvyn Bragg
Contributors: Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-; Gower, Neil, illuminator; Folio Society (London, England); Appl (Wemding, Germany)
Publisher: The Folio Society; Appl
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Wemding, Germany; ©2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Science; Philosophy; History; Human beings; Civilization
Notes: Encased.

"The Ascent of Man was first published by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1973.  This Folio Society edition follows the 2011 edition by BBC Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, with minor emendations" -- Title page verso.

"Frontispiece: Leonardo da Vinci's studies of the foetus in the womb, 1510-13" -- Title page verso.

"Printed on Enterprise paper by Firmengruppe Appl, Wemding, Germany.  Quarter-bound by them in buckram with paper sides, blocked with a design by Neil Gower" -- Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.

Gift of the Folio Society
Table of contents: title: chapter I. Lower than the angels; title: chapter II. The harvest of the seasons; title: chapter III. The grain in the stone; title: chapter IV. The hidden structure; title: chapter V. The music of the spheres; title: chapter VI. The starry messenger; title: chapter VII. The majestic clockwork; title: chapter VIII. The drive for power; title: chapter IX. The ladder of creation; title: chapter X. World within world; title: chapter XI. Knowledge or certainty; title: chapter XII. Generation upon generation; title: chapter XIII. The long childhood.