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Author
Publisher
World Scientific
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book aims to describe, for readers uneducated in science, the development of humanity's desire to know and understand the world around us through the various stages of its development to the present, when science is almost universally recognized -- at least in the Western world -- as the most reliable way of knowing. The book describes the history of the large-scale exploration of the surface of the earth by sea, beginning with the Vikings and...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In the period 1700-1900, kings and empires rose and fell, but science conquered all, taking the world by storm. Yet, as the 1700s began, the mysteries of the universe were pondered by "natural philosophers" whose explanations couldn't help but be influenced by religious thought, and political and social contexts shaping their world. The ideas of the Enlightenment were especially important and influential, and the work of these natural philosophers...
13) Louis Pasteur
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life story of Louis Pasteur, from his modest beginnings to his study of chemistry and his discovery of cures for such infectious diseases as rabies and anthrax.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"French scientist Louis Pasteur, often called the founder of modern medicine, has been credited with many discoveries. One of the most important was the discovery in the 1800s that tiny organisms called germs spread disease. His scientific work helped save millions of lives. For more information on germs and other simple organisms, read Investigating Simple Organisms, another book in the Mission: Science series." --
18) Louis Pasteur
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.
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