An Even Shorter History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson discusses the history of science and its importance...
Sir Hans Sloane: 350 years of preserving history An overview of the history of botanical collecting: the characters...
Wren, Hooke and Willis: Divine geometry and natural design The status of geometry with respect to the natural world...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878 This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this...