The dawn of science : (Record no. 297182)
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| fixed length control field | 02084nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783030259259 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509 PAD-D |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Padmanabhan, Thanu; Padmanabhan, Vasanthi |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The dawn of science : |
| Remainder of title | Glimpses from history for the curious mind |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Switzerland : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 286 pages : illustrations |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | In the Beginning --<br/>The Athenian Contribution --<br/>From the Ishango Bone to Euclid --<br/>Archimedes --<br/>the Giant among the Ancients --<br/>The Healing Art and Its Science --<br/>The Legacy from the Arab World --<br/>The Indo-Arabic Numerals --<br/>The Printing of a Page --<br/>Exploring the 'Seven Seas' --<br/>The First Steps of Modern Medicine --<br/>Making the Earth Move --<br/>The Logarithm --<br/>An Unsung Hero --<br/>The Way of the Wanderers --<br/>The Galileo and the Dynamical World --<br/>Affairs of the Heart --<br/>The Weight of the Intangible --<br/>Geometry Without Figures --<br/>Life's Infinite Vaiety: Finding Order in Species --<br/>A Measure of the Heavens --<br/>Calculus Developed in South India --<br/>Story of the Calendar --<br/>And Then All was Light --<br/>The Thirst for Power --<br/>Chemistry Comes of Age. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This lucid and captivating book takes the reader back to the early history of all the sciences, starting from antiquity and ending roughly at the time of Newton - covering the period which can legitimately be called the "dawn" of the sciences. Each of the 24 chapters focuses on a particular and significant development in the evolution of science, and is connected in a coherent way to the others to yield a smooth, continuous narrative. The at-a-glance diagrams showing the "When" and "Where" give a brief summary of what was happening at the time, thereby providing the broader context of the scientific events highlighted in that chapter. Embellished with colourful photographs and illustrations, and "boxed" highlights scattered throughout the text, this book is a must-read for everyone interested in the history of science, and how it shaped our world today. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science -- History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 12/03/2020 | 509 PAD-D | DCB3829 | 12/03/2020 | 12/03/2020 | Book |