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_aThe Oxford illustrated history of science / _cedited by Iwan Rhys Morus. |
246 | 3 | 0 | _aScience |
250 | _aFirst edition. | ||
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_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2017 |
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_ax, 436 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; |
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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, | |
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