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100			_aRosner, Lisa, ed. _987821
245		4	_aThe Hutchinson chronology of science. / _cconsultant editor Lisa Rosner.
260			_aOxford : _bHelicon, _cc2002.
300			_ax, _b566 p. : ill. _c26 cm.
500			_aA 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.
520			_aFeatures 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.
650			_aScience _2sears
700			_aRosner, Lisa _987822
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