Science Past (Paperback)

Contents: study of the history of science; beginnings of science; theoretical science begins; science in eclipse; revival of observation; founder of modern science; man learns the nature of the solar system; mechanical philosophy; 1st principles of the sciences; study of gases; age of steam; science and public health; man learns the past; man discovers the universe; age of electricity; acceleration of transport; atom in the 19th century; new kinds of matter; atom in the 20th century; man learns about his body; waves and particles; what is science; functions of science.