Scientifica historica : how the world's great science books chart the history of knowledge / Brian C...
Scientifica historica : how the world's great science books chart the history of knowledge / Brian C...
Scientifica historica : how the world's great science books chart the history of knowledge / Brian Clegg.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Ivy Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/5320
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
272 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ancient World -- Renaissance in Print -- Modern Classical -- Post-Classical -- The Next Generation.
Publication information
Publisher
London : Ivy Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Scientifica Historica is an illustrated, essay-based review of those books that marked the development of science from ancient civilizations to the new millennium. The book is divided into five eras and explores the leading scientific pioneers, discoveries and books within them: Ancient World - looks at the beginnings of language, plus the first ev...
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Scientifica historica : how the world's great science books chart the history of knowledge / Brian Clegg.
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Notes
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Illustrations on endpapers.
Includes a directory listing the 150 greatest science books published.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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G 2019/5320
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74VKV5jbJy0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5jbJy0d
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ISBN
9781782408789
DDC
509
MMS ID
991024271617802626
