<p>examines The Role Of Science In The Industrial Revolution, Its Establishment As A Popular Discipline, And Discoveries In The Areas Of Atoms And The Elements, Chemistry, ...</p> <h3>school Library Journal</h3> <p>gr 6-10-these Revised Versions Of Wide-angle Surveys Published In 1993 And 1994 Cover Even More Territory, With Updates As Well As Expanded Information About Women Scientists, Non-westerners, And The Impact Of Science On Society. Each Successive, Stand-alone Volume Treats A Narrower Historical Span, From Ancient Times To 1699 In The First To 1946 To The Present In The Last; Within Each Book, The Arrangement Is Similar, With A Set Of Topical Essays On The Physical Sciences, A Set On Life Sciences, And A Final Section On The Aforementioned Social Issues, Followed By A Chronology, A Glossary, Annotated Resource Lists, And A Volume Index. More Approachable Than The Solid-looking Pages Of Text And The Few Small, Drab Black-and-white Photos Or Diagrams Might Suggest, These Studies Offer Not Only Introductions To Science's Major Discoveries, Movements, Methods, And Figures From Thales To Carl Sagan, Hypatia To Barbara Mcclintock-but Also Clear-eyed Looks At Such Related Topics As Pseudosciences, Scientific Blind Alleys, And The Hazards Of Postmodernist Skepticism. Consider These Titles As Essential Support For Any Studies In The Nature Or History Of Modern Science.-john Peters, New York Public Library Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.</p>
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