La Conquista del Peru

Trabajos de cristal es un conjunto de ensayos y artículos, reunidos por primera vez y traducidos al castellano, de uno de los grandes historiadores de la ciencia, Simon Schaffer. Los episodios aquí descritos comprenden desde unas portentosas transfusiones de sangre animal en la Inglaterra de la Restauración, hasta las ideas físicas y los intereses comerciales que impulsaron el negocio de las pompas de jabón en la era victoriana, pasando por las vicisitudes del experimento crucial de la óptica newtoniana, el secreto del autómata ilustrado que jugaba al ajedrez o la extraña vida social...

The May 2021 conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas generated headlines around the world. However, much of the reporting ignored the history, funding, political dynamics, and other key components of the story. Hamas initiates conflict every few years. But the reporting rarely improves. Social media has only further clouded the picture. Hamas is rarely held responsible for its use of "human shields," blindly firing rockets at civilian areas in Israel, or diverting aid that should benefit the people of Gaza. The Islamic Republic of Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, has been the ...

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Historias de grandeza y de debilidad, de astucia y de traición, de inocencia y de dignidad forman parte de nuestra gran historia, de todo eso que hizo de nosotros casi 400 millones de desposeídos.