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Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Covers two centuries when amateur scientists-- natural philosophers-- began to use close observation and experiment to understand processes that had previously been explained by religion or superstition. By 1700, a new faith had emerged : a trust in the potential of human reason"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Covers the scientific developments of the 19th century, the great age of the machine when factory chimneys rose above industrial towns and manufacturers constantly improved technology to get a commercial advantage. Meanwhile, other scientists began to explore fundamental questions about the nature of humans and their ancestors.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Readers will be taken on a journey of scientific discovery of very ancient times learning that a great deal of our lasting technologies stem from a not-so-primitive past. Sidebars and timelines support the main narrative.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In only a few decades, new materials, new machines, new sources of power, and new methods of transportation changed the face of the world. Mines, furnaces, and mills formed the basis of towns where the routines of the natural world were subject to the rhythms of the factory. This book explores the innovations of the 18th century and how they changed the world forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"The period between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance used to be known as the "Dark Ages." As this book shows, it was in fact a time of constant technological innovation and an increasingly accurate understanding of the world, often based on ancient and classical wisdom"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"In the first half of the 20th century, science transformed the lives of everyone. New forms of transportation shrank the world. Mass communication brought people closer together. Scientists explored the potential of particles so small that no one had ever seen them"--P. [4] of cover.