Title:
Chronology of science / Lisa Rezende.
Author:
Rezende, Lisa.
Publication Information:
New York : Checkmark Books, c2007.
Call Number:
Q125 .R455 2007
ISBN:
9780816071197
Physical Description:
x, 502 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
1. Setting the Foundation: Science in Antiquity through the First Century B.C.E. -- 2. Expanding Knowledge: First Century C.E.-13th Century C.E. -- 3. Science in the Renaissance: 1300-1633 -- 4. Building the Base of Modern Science: 1635-1759 -- 5. Science in the Age of Revolutions: 1760-1850 -- 6. Science Expands as the World Grows Smaller: 1851-1899 -- 7. New Theories and Old: 1900-1945 -- 8. Science in the Post-Atomic World: 1946-1979 -- 9. The Expansion of Science in the Information Age: 1980-2006 -- Appendix 1: Units and Measurements -- Appendix 2: Periodic Table of the Elements.
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