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Titolo:
Chronology of science : from Stonehenge to the human genome project / consulting editor Lisa Rosner.
Pubblicazione:
Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, c2002.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 566 p. : ill., ritr. ; 26 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Pt. 1. Chronologies: 1. Earliest discoveries (30.000 BC-AD 499) 2. The medieval world (500-1449) 3. The scientific revolution (1450-1749) 4. The industrializing world (1750-1899) 5. The 20th century (1900-2000). Pt. 2. Feature essays: 1. The origins of mathematics 2. Some thoughts about nought 3. Investigating the solar system 4. The discovery of Boyle's law 5. Experiments to determine the nature of light 6. Pioneering experiments on the digestive system 7. Discovering the interior of the Earth 8. The discovery of x-rays 9. The history of plastics 10. A brief chronology of quantum physics 11. The discovery of the structure of DNA 12. The discovery of pulsars 13. Shades of green: ethics and value in ecology 14. The discovery of carbon fullerenes 15. The quest for the red planet 16. The human genome project. Biographies. Further reading. Weblinks. Appendices: 1. Nobel Prize for chemistry 2. Nobel Prize for physics 3. Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine 4. Fields medal for mathematics 5. Discovery of the elements. Glossary. Index
