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_bMOR.O
100 _aIwan Rhys Morus
245 0 4 _aThe Oxford illustrated history of science /
_cedited by Iwan Rhys Morus.
246 3 0 _aScience
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aOxford
_bOxford University Press
_c2017
300 _ax, 436 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ;
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 411-422) and index.
505 0 _aPart 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.
520 _aThe 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.--
650 0 _aScience
650 7 _aScience.
700 1 _aMorus, Iwan Rhys,
942 _cBK