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Vypráví skutečný příběh profesora Jamese Murraye, který se v roce 1857 pustil do jednoho z nejambicióznějších projektů v historii – kompilaci Oxfordského slovníku angličtiny. Přitom si začal... Čítať ďalej

Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key... Čítať ďalej

From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation

Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world's largest body of water, and - in matters economic, political and military - the ocean of the future... Čítať ďalej

From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford... Čítať ďalej

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward... Čítať ďalej

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far... Čítať ďalej