The history and development of nearly 75 discoveries, inventions, and experiments of the period are traced.
Series Foreword Introduction A Short Background and History Astronomy Geography and Exploration Biological Sciences: Botany and Zoology Medicine, Disease, and Health Mathematics Physics and Chemistry Inventions and Innovations Weapons and War Glossary Selected Bibliography Index of Names and Subjects
ROBERT E. KREBS is the retired Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois Health Sciences Center, Chicago
?[I] do not know of any book that is as comprehensive as this
one.?-SB&F
?[K]rebs's approach shows readers how pervasive early discoverers'
names and, more importantly, their theories and inventions are in
modern life. Appropriate for high school and college libraries,
this is also a convenient and accessible guide for the public.
Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division
undergraduates.?-Choice
?[P]resents a wealth of little known but important facts, which
characterize and elucidate an epoch lasting well over a
century....[a]ppropriate for the circulating collections of
academic and public libraries. Individual chapters will find a
niche on the reading lists of high school and college classes in
geography, history, and the sciences. Highly recommended. It
imparts a new flavor to the often pedantic history of
science.?-E-Streams
?[T]his book is a practical reference tool for someone who does not
know much about the various topics or individuals covered....This
book is the sort of brief outline that should encourage the reader
to look further and learn more and is therefore ideal for younger
students. The book's contents may surprise and inspire such an
audience when they realize just how much their modern world owes to
the past.?-The Sixteenth Century Journal
"ÝI¨ do not know of any book that is as comprehensive as this
one."-SB&F
"ÝK¨rebs's approach shows readers how pervasive early discoverers'
names and, more importantly, their theories and inventions are in
modern life. Appropriate for high school and college libraries,
this is also a convenient and accessible guide for the public.
Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division
undergraduates."-Choice
"ÝP¨resents a wealth of little known but important facts, which
characterize and elucidate an epoch lasting well over a
century....Ýa¨ppropriate for the circulating collections of
academic and public libraries. Individual chapters will find a
niche on the reading lists of high school and college classes in
geography, history, and the sciences. Highly recommended. It
imparts a new flavor to the often pedantic history of
science."-E-Streams
"ÝT¨his book is a practical reference tool for someone who does not
know much about the various topics or individuals covered....This
book is the sort of brief outline that should encourage the reader
to look further and learn more and is therefore ideal for younger
students. The book's contents may surprise and inspire such an
audience when they realize just how much their modern world owes to
the past."-The Sixteenth Century Journal
"[T]his book is a practical reference tool for someone who does not
know much about the various topics or individuals covered....This
book is the sort of brief outline that should encourage the reader
to look further and learn more and is therefore ideal for younger
students. The book's contents may surprise and inspire such an
audience when they realize just how much their modern world owes to
the past."-The Sixteenth Century Journal
"[I] do not know of any book that is as comprehensive as this
one."-SB&F
"[K]rebs's approach shows readers how pervasive early discoverers'
names and, more importantly, their theories and inventions are in
modern life. Appropriate for high school and college libraries,
this is also a convenient and accessible guide for the public.
Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division
undergraduates."-Choice
"[P]resents a wealth of little known but important facts, which
characterize and elucidate an epoch lasting well over a
century....[a]ppropriate for the circulating collections of
academic and public libraries. Individual chapters will find a
niche on the reading lists of high school and college classes in
geography, history, and the sciences. Highly recommended. It
imparts a new flavor to the often pedantic history of
science."-E-Streams
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