Screen LibraryScience in 100 key breakthroughs
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Firefly Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Richmond Hill, Ont. |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 416 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), port. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781554078080 1554078083 |
| Index Number: | N49 |
| CLC: | N49 |
| Call Number: | N49/P269-1 |
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Includes index. Machine generated contents note: 1.Counting -- 2.Geometry -- 3.Curvature of the Earth -- 4.Astrometry -- 5.Algebra -- 6.Aviation -- 7.Scientific method -- 8.Heliocentric solar system -- 9.Human anatomy -- 10.Kepler's laws -- 11.Astronomical telescope -- 12.Calculus -- 13.Newton's Principia -- 14.Linnaean taxonomy -- 15.Kinetic theory -- 16.Principle of least action -- 17.Galaxies -- 18.Bayes's theorem -- 19.Combustion -- 20.Photosynthesis -- 21.Deep time -- 22.Conservation laws -- 23.Vaccination -- 24.Electricity -- 25.Wave theory of light -- 26.Atomic theory -- 27.Molecules -- 28.Navier-Sto In 100 bite-size sections, "Science in 100 Key Breakthroughs" encapsulates the history of Western science, from astronomy and physics to geology, biology and psychology -- and everything in between. Starting with the origins of counting more than 35,000 years ago, the book tells the rich and fascinating story of inspired inventions and how gradual progress and inspired leaps of imagination advanced science. |