The Oxford illustrated companion to the history of modern science /
The Oxford illustrated companion to the history of modern science /
editor in chief, J.L. Heilbron ; editors, James Bartholomew ... [et al.] ; senior consultant, D. J. Kevles.
- New York, NY : Tess Press, c2008.
- viii, 328 p. : col. ill. 31 cm.
Hundreds of entries, from 1550 to the present- -Cover. Reprint. Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2003.
This one-volume reference resource comprehensively discusses science from 1550 to the present. Importantly, it stresses on technological ideas, discoveries and institutions that have shaped the world. It also traces the spread of science from its traditional centers and explains how the prevailing knowledge of non-Western societies has modified or contributed to the dominant global science.
9781603760362
Science
Q 125 / .Ox26 2008
Hundreds of entries, from 1550 to the present- -Cover. Reprint. Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2003.
This one-volume reference resource comprehensively discusses science from 1550 to the present. Importantly, it stresses on technological ideas, discoveries and institutions that have shaped the world. It also traces the spread of science from its traditional centers and explains how the prevailing knowledge of non-Western societies has modified or contributed to the dominant global science.
9781603760362
Science
Q 125 / .Ox26 2008
