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100	1		_aBynum, W. F. _q(William F.), _d1943-, _e1
245	1	0	_aA little history of science /William Bynum.
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (vi, 263 pages) : _billustrations.
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520	0		_a"Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world--or themselves--in an entirely new way.This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration.Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, A Little History of Science traces the march of science through the centuries. The book opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations and a warm, accessible style, this is a volume for young and old to treasure together"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_aIn the beginning -- _tNeedles and numbers -- _tAtoms and the void -- _tThe father of medicine : Hippocrates -- _t'The master of those who know' : Aristotle -- _tThe emperor's doctor : Galen -- _tScience in Islam -- _tOut of the darkness -- _tSearching for the philosopher's stone -- _tUncovering the human body -- _tWhere is the centre of the universe? -- _tLeaning towers and telescopes : Galileo -- _tRound and round : Harvey -- _tKnowledge is power : Bacon and Descartes -- _tThe 'new chemistry' -- _tWhat goes up-- : Newton -- _tBright sparks -- _tThe clockwork universe -- _tOrdering the world -- _tAirs and gases -- _tTiny pieces of matter -- _tForces, fields, and magnetism -- _tDigging up dinosaurs -- _tThe history of our planet -- _tThe greatest show on Earth -- _tLittle boxes of life -- _tCoughs, sneezes, and diseases -- _tEngines and energy -- _tTabling the elements -- _tInto the atom -- _tRadioactivity -- _tThe game-changer : Einstein -- _tMoving continents --What do we inherit? -- _tWhere did we come from? -- _tWonder drugs -- _tBuilding blocks -- _tReading 'the book of life' : the Human Genome Project -- _tThe Big Bang -- _tScience in our digital age.
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650		0	_aScience _xHistory.
650		0	_aScience and civilization.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell