The Oxford Companion to History of Modern Science

Zusatztext This wonderful book is a combination of mathematics, its history, and the history of civilisation and culture (architecture, painting, measuring, astronomy, etc) . . . contains some fascinating historical description . . . A lot of effort is spent on increasing our understanding of geometry. the author carefully explains solutions of some geometrical methods and proofs. There are diagrams on nearly every page, illustrations from older books, photographs and eight colour plates. Klappentext The Companion presents! in alphabetical order! articles that link the histories of science with their applications in the wider society such as art! religion! law! literature! and other fields. Zusammenfassung The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society.

Product details

• Authors: John L. Heilbron
• Assisted by: John Heilbron (Editor), John L. Heilbron (Editor), John L. (Professor of the History of Science Emeritus Heilbron (Editor), Heilbron John L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2003
• EAN: 9780195112290
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511229-0
• No. of pages: 994
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 260 mm x 62 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, SCIENCE / History, Science, REFERENCE / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Reference, Philosophy of Science, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Science, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Encyclopaedias and reference works, Encyclopaedias & Reference Works