In: Psychology
Look up all of the books from the list below and write a 2 sentence description about each one.
Why do you think each book has been important throughout history?
The Meaning of Relativity by by Albert Einstein
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Geographia by Ptolemy
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare By William Shakespeare
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stow
1. He stated that the laws of physics are same for the ones who are considered to be non accelerators . The speed of light if travels within a vaccum is almost the same as the rate an observer travels .
2. It is a book on evolutionary biology. The people evolve through generations by a process of natural selection.
3. Geographia is a kind of atlas . It was used as a source of geographical knowledge of the 2nd century Roman empire.
4. Silent Spring is a book on environmental science. It discussed about the harmful effects of pesticide in the environment .
5. the complete works of William Shakespeare : It is a book where all the novels , plays . poems of shakespeare are mentioned. Complete work of shakespeare are demonstrated.
6. The Canterbury Tales : It potrayed the difficult time the English period was having. The tales is about 24 stories all together which was written in Middle English.
7. Uncle Tom's Cabin : It is novel which is based on anti - slavery. Uncle tom is the name of the character who was a black slave .
Important in the sense , that it gave teachings to everyone in the society , be it evolutionary , saving the environment , the concept of people they have towards black slave . etc.