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.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York, NY : Tess Press, c2008.Description: viii, 328 p. : col. ill. 31 cmISBN: - 9781603760362
- Q 125 .Ox26 2008
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference
|
Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | Q 125 .Ox26 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA2012000571 |
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.
There are no comments on this title.
