
Science In The Middle Ages
Joanne Findon(Author)
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-7787-1386-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Middle Ages was a period of great scientific and technological advancement. Easy-to-understand text and brilliant full-color illustrations will help children follow the advancements in medicine, military weapons, and astrology up until 1500. Topics include
- the power provided by watermills and windmills
- how the development of textiles affected trade with China and the Middle East in the 1220s
- how African craftworkers worked with metal
- medieval peoples' belief in the four humors, and the surgical procedures and herbal remedies used
- astrological inventions such as China's water clock
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7787-1386-9 (9780778713869)
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