The Oxford illustrated history of science / edited by Iwan Rhys Morus.
Contributor(s): Morus, Iwan Rhys [editor.].
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2017Edition: First edition.Description: 436 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199663279.Other title: Science.Subject(s): Science -- History | ScienceGenre/Form: History. | Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | Q125 .O94 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013830 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-422) and index.
Part 1. Seeking origins -- Science in the ancient Mediterranean world / James Evans -- Science in ancient China / Donald Harper -- Science in the medieval Christian and Islamic worlds / Steven J. Livesey and Sonja Brentjes -- Science in the pre-modern east / Dagmar Schaefer -- The scientific revolution / John Henry -- Enlightenment science / Jan Golinski. -- Part 2. Doing science. -- Experimental cultures / Iwan Rhys Morus -- Exploring nature / Amanda Rees -- The meaning of life / Peter Bowler -- Mapping the universe / Robert Smith -- Theoretical visions / Matthew Stanley -- Communicating science / Charlotte Sleigh.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well as a valuable and authoritative reference work.--