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A Shorter History of Science
Sir William Cecil Dampier (1867–1952) was a British scientist and agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1944, Dampier provides an accessible account of the development of science from its origins in prehistory through to the discoveries of the twentieth century. Illustrative figures and a bibliography are also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Dampier and the history of science.
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A Shorter History of Science
Sir William Cecil Dampier (1867–1952) was a British scientist and agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1944, Dampier provides an accessible account of the development of science from its origins in prehistory through to the discoveries of the twentieth century. Illustrative figures and a bibliography are also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Dampier and the history of science.
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A Shorter History of Science

A Shorter History of Science

by William Cecil Dampier
A Shorter History of Science

A Shorter History of Science

by William Cecil Dampier

Overview

Sir William Cecil Dampier (1867–1952) was a British scientist and agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1944, Dampier provides an accessible account of the development of science from its origins in prehistory through to the discoveries of the twentieth century. Illustrative figures and a bibliography are also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Dampier and the history of science.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107672901
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/12/2013
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The origins; 2. Greece and Rome; 3. The Middle Ages; 4. The Renaissance; 5. Galileo and Newton: the first physical synthesis; 6. The eighteenth century; 7. Physics and chemistry of the nineteenth century; 8. Nineteenth-century biology; 9. Recent biology; 10. The new physics and chemistry; 11. The stellar universe; A note on bibliography; Index.
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