Today and Tomorrow Volume 9 Science and Medicine

<P></P><P></P><P>Eos or the Wider Aspects of Cosmogony</P><P></P><P>J H Jeans</P><P></P><P>Originally published in 1928</P><P></P><P>"A fascinating summary of his tremendous conclusions…" Times Literary Supplement</P><P></P><P>"No book in the series surpasses Eos in brilliance and profundity…"</P><P></P><P> </P><P>Is this universe permanent or transitory? If transitory, is it near its end or just beginning? Is life common or rare? Where does life stand in relation t the stupendous mass of inert matter? These and other issues are lucidly dealt with in this book. </P><P></P><P>80pp, 6 b&w plates</P><P></P><P> </P><P>Hermes, or the Future of Chemistry</P><P></P><P>T W Jones</P><P></P><P>Originally published in 1928.</P><P></P><P>"A complete and readable survey of chemical developments, making special reference to bio-chemistry, synthetic fuels, and catalysis." Manchester Guardian</P><P></P><P>"Tells us…with brilliant clarity, what chemistry and its achievements are likely to be in the future." Morning Post</P><P></P><P>Chemistry as the means of human emancipation is the subject of this book. Today chemistry is one off the master factors of our existence; tomorrow, the author argues, it will dominate every phase of life, winning for man the goal of all endeavour: economic freedom, and may also effect a startling change in man himself. </P><P></P><P>82pp.</P><P></P><P> </P><P>Sybilla or the Future of Prophecy</P><P></P><P>C A Mace</P><P></P><P>Originally published in 1927</P><P></P><P>"An entertaining and instructive pamphlet." Morning Post</P><P></P><P>An examination of the possibilities of scientific forecasting. </P><P></P><P>90pp</P><P></P><P> </P><P> </P><P> </P><P>Archimedes or the Future of Physics</P><P></P><P>L L Whyte</P><P></P><P>Originally published in 1928.</P><P></P><P> "This book will be an inspiration. The writer is a clear and fearless thinker." Discovery</P><P></P><P>When this volume was written, physics, biology and psychology were, in the author’s view, converging towards a scientific synthesis of unprecedented importance whose influence on thought and social custom would be profound. This book interprets those events. </P><P>88pp</P><P> </P><P></P><P></P><P> </P><P></P><P></P><P> </P>