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McGowen, Tom

The Beginnings of Science

79 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | August, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-7613-3016-X $$25.90
(3) 4-6 The history of scientific development is traced from the earliest systems of writing in the Middle East through the beginning of the scientific revolution in Europe in the early 1600s. Both history and science buffs will appreciate the text's exploration of the ideas--and the people behind them--that preceded modern science as we know it. Color reproductions and photographs illustrate the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Howard

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