John William Draper (May 5, 1811 - January 4, 1882) was an English-American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer.

His son, Henry Draper, and his granddaughter, Antonia Maury, were astronomers, and his eldest son, John Christopher Draper, was a chemist. (wikipedia.org) As the title indicates the book deals with the history of the conflict between ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.