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Timelines of Science /

Contributor(s): Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022Edition: First American editionDescription: 320 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744060171
  • 0744060176
Other title:
  • DK Smithsonian timelines of science
  • Smithsonian timelines of science
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 500 .T583 2022
LOC classification:
  • Q126.4 .T56 2022
Contents:
The ancient world -- The age of wonder -- The dawn of science -- The age of steam -- The war years -- The space age -- The information age.
Summary: Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously staggering science, this science history book shows how thousands of years of human endeavor have expanded our knowledge and shaped our lives. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth to chemistry. See how the invention of magnifying lenses opened new windows into the cosmos and microcosmos. And learn how happy accidents led to the discovery of X-rays, batteries, pulsars, and even the big bang.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.
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Print Materials High School Library High School - Reference Reference 500 .T583 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0128023

At head of title: DK Smithsonian.

Includes index.

The ancient world -- The age of wonder -- The dawn of science -- The age of steam -- The war years -- The space age -- The information age.

Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously staggering science, this science history book shows how thousands of years of human endeavor have expanded our knowledge and shaped our lives. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth to chemistry. See how the invention of magnifying lenses opened new windows into the cosmos and microcosmos. And learn how happy accidents led to the discovery of X-rays, batteries, pulsars, and even the big bang.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

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