The Hutchinson chronology of science. / consultant editor Lisa Rosner.

A detailed and comprehensive guide to the progress of science internationally, from earliest discoveries to the present day. Organized into chapters covering five broad time periods, including Earliest Discoveries, The Medieval World, The Scientific Revolution, The Industrializing World, and The 20th Century. Chronologies are subdivided into scientific disciplines: astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, ecology and environment, mathematics, and physics. Contains supplementary sections containing biographical information on selected scientists, suggestions for further reading, useful web sites, and a glossary of terms. Also includes appendices with information on Nobel Prize winners, Fields Medal Prize winners, and the discoveries of chemical elements.

Features essays namely:the origins of Mathematics,Some thoughts about nought,Investigating the solar system.Teh discovery of Boyle's Law,Experiments to determine the nature of light,Pioneering experiments on the Digestive Systems,Discovering the Interior of the earth,The discovery of X-rays,The history of plastics ,A brief chronology of Qyuantum Physics,The discovery of the structure of DNA,The discovery of Pulsars,Shades of green:Ethics and value in Ecology,The discovery of carbon fullerenes,The quest for hte red planet,The human genome project.