Usborne Book of Scientists
Published on 31. December 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-7460-1009-9 (ISBN)
Description
Colour illustrations and an interesting narrative provide an insight into the men and women behind the great scientific discoveries that changed the world. Age group 8 plus.
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Series
Edition
Universal ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
charts, diagrams, photographs, illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
170 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7460-1009-9 (9780746010099)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Early scientific ideas; science in Ancient Greece; medicine in the ancient world; Islamic science; science in Mediaeval Europe; the Earth and the sun; understanding the human body; science during the Renaissance; scientific societies; the rise of experiment; classifying the natural world; the age of the Earth; evolution; the growth of modern chemistry; studying electricity; the fight against disease; waves and radiation; the science of life; opening up the atom; the origin of the universe; women in science; key dates in scientific discovery.