The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science

by J.L. Heilbron

Book Overview

Containing 609 encyclopedic articles written by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have
shaped our world over the past five centuries.
Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195112296
• ISBN13: 9780195112290
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 994 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.0" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12