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The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
Iwan Rhys(Ed) Morus
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Description for The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
Hardback. The 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. Editor(s): Morus, Iwan Rhys. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 93 colour illustrations; 46 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science is the first ever fully illustrated global history of science, from Aristotle to the atom bomb - and beyond. The first part of the book tells the story of science in both East and West from antiquity to the Enlightenment: from the ancient Mediterranean world to ancient China; from the exchanges between Islamic and Christian scholars in the Middle Ages to the Chinese invention of gunpowder, paper, and the printing press; from the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe to the intellectual ferment of the eighteenth century. ... Read more
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science is the first ever fully illustrated global history of science, from Aristotle to the atom bomb - and beyond. The first part of the book tells the story of science in both East and West from antiquity to the Enlightenment: from the ancient Mediterranean world to ancient China; from the exchanges between Islamic and Christian scholars in the Middle Ages to the Chinese invention of gunpowder, paper, and the printing press; from the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe to the intellectual ferment of the eighteenth century. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Oxford Illustrated History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199663279
SKU
V9780199663279
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About Iwan Rhys(Ed) Morus
Iwan Rhys Morus first developed his interest in the history of science whilst studying natural sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is currently Professor of History at Aberystwyth University and is the author of a number of books in the history of science, including Frankenstein's Children (1998), When Physics Became King (2005) and Shocking Bodies (2011). He is married with ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
This book is both conventional and not, sweeping yet focused, and really fun to read as both a reference source and as a piece of world history.
New Books in Science podcast
A fabulous series of essays from more than a dozen science historians that show science interacting with and being influenced by culture and society. Morus and ... Read more
New Books in Science podcast
A fabulous series of essays from more than a dozen science historians that show science interacting with and being influenced by culture and society. Morus and ... Read more