A brief history of science : as seen through the development of scientific instruments
From the beginnings of history through to the 21st century and the 26-kilometre underground particle accelerator, this work describes the way that the design and production of scientific instruments has extended the frontiers of science
History
xxi, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm
9781841195520, 1841195529
59501534
From the mastery of fire to science in antiquity
The rebirth of science: Copernicus to Newton
Science, technology and communication
Discovering electricity
Energy: science refounded
Chemistry: matter and its transformations
The new age of physics
Astronomy: 1542-2001
Physics: ground zero
Big science
Originally published: London: Constable, 2001