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Science and technology in world history : an introduction / James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2015]Edition: Third editionDescription: ix, 536 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781421417752 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 1421417758 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509
LOC classification:
  • Q 125 M478s 2015
Contents:
PrefaceIntroductionPart I.1. Humankind Emerges2. The Reign of the Farmer3. Pharaohs and Engineers4. Greeks Bearing Gifts5. Alexandria and AfterPart II.6. The Enduring East7. The Middle Kingdom8. Indus, Ganges, and Beyond9. The New WorldPart III.10. Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues11. Copernicus Incites a Revolution12. The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei13. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'"Part IV.14. Textiles, Timber, Coal, and Steam15. Legacies of Revolution: From Newton toEinstein16. Life Itself17. Toolmakers Take Command18. The New Aristotelians19. The Bomb, the Internet, and the Genome20. Under Today's PharaohsAfterwordGuide to ResourcesIllustration CreditsIndex
Summary: Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) Q 125 M478s 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000116080

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PrefaceIntroductionPart I.1. Humankind Emerges2. The Reign of the Farmer3. Pharaohs and Engineers4. Greeks Bearing Gifts5. Alexandria and AfterPart II.6. The Enduring East7. The Middle Kingdom8. Indus, Ganges, and Beyond9. The New WorldPart III.10. Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues11. Copernicus Incites a Revolution12. The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei13. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'"Part IV.14. Textiles, Timber, Coal, and Steam15. Legacies of Revolution: From Newton toEinstein16. Life Itself17. Toolmakers Take Command18. The New Aristotelians19. The Bomb, the Internet, and the Genome20. Under Today's PharaohsAfterwordGuide to ResourcesIllustration CreditsIndex

Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers.

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