audiobook Polynesian Mythology Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders Asfurnished by Their Priests and Chiefs by George Grey in History

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Readers will be fascinated to learn about a wide range of scientists who have attained recognition or have demonstrated unique abilities in a variety of scientifc fields including; astronomy; mathematics; chemistry; physics; anthropology; oceanography; botany; and medicine. Chronolgically presented; this book begins with Pythagoras (c. 580 BC to c 500 BC) and ends with Stephen Hawking (b. 1942). As with all of the scientists featured in 100 Scientists Who Shaped World History; both men sought answers to the physical world around them. Pythagoras; a Greek philosopher and mathematician; coined the world philosphy; believed that mathematics and nature were harmonious and is best known for the Pythagorean theorem. Hawking; an English physicist; combined the theory of relativity with quantum mechanics to describe the properties of black holes.