Introduction List of Entries Timeline of Events Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries Appendix A: Entries by Scientific Field Glossary of Technical Terms Bibliography Names and Subject Index
MICHAEL WINDELSPECHT is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
?newton said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the
shoulders of giants." Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments,
Inventions, and Discoveries of the 17th Century documents the work
of those giants. Recommended for academic and public
libraries.?-Booklist/RBB
?This book is recommended for high school and undergraduate
libraries.?-E_STREAMS
?What an exciting book for educators and students alike! The wealth
of information in this book will be useful as a resource for
student research or for teachers to use to enrich presentations.
The discoveries of the 17th century are more remarkable because
researchers lacked today's technology. From botanical
classification to the vacuum pump, groundbreaking work was done
primarily through patience and experimentation. The author has
described 57 areas of discovery that illustrate the remarkable
intellectual progress made during that time.?-NSTA Recommends
?Windelspecht explores the major achievements, inventions, and
discoveries during this period and provides readers with a concise,
intelligent glimpse into the beginning of modern science...General
readers and lower-division undergraduates.?-Choice
"newton said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the
shoulders of giants." Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments,
Inventions, and Discoveries of the 17th Century documents the work
of those giants. Recommended for academic and public
libraries."-Booklist/RBB
"This book is recommended for high school and undergraduate
libraries."-E_STREAMS
"Windelspecht explores the major achievements, inventions, and
discoveries during this period and provides readers with a concise,
intelligent glimpse into the beginning of modern science...General
readers and lower-division undergraduates."-Choice
"What an exciting book for educators and students alike! The wealth
of information in this book will be useful as a resource for
student research or for teachers to use to enrich presentations.
The discoveries of the 17th century are more remarkable because
researchers lacked today's technology. From botanical
classification to the vacuum pump, groundbreaking work was done
primarily through patience and experimentation. The author has
described 57 areas of discovery that illustrate the remarkable
intellectual progress made during that time."-NSTA Recommends
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