Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly

Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with

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This installment in a series on science and technology in world history begins in the fourteenth century, explaining the origin and nature of scientific methodo

This encyclopedia offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying science and technology within the context of world history. With balanced coverage, a logical