A Brief History of Science As Seen Through the Development of Scientific Instruments

Thomas Crump

ISBN 10: 0786709073 / ISBN 13: 9780786709076

Published by Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2001

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Gilt lettering on red cloth covered boards in a pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 425pp.

Seller Inventory # 000360

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Brief History of Science As Seen Through the Development of Scientific Instruments
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786709073
• ISBN 13: 9780786709076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

From earliest pre-history, with the dawning understanding of fire and its many uses, up to the astonishing advances of the twenty-first century, Thomas Crump traces the ever more sophisticated means employed in our attempts to understand the universe. The result is a vigorous and readable account of how our curious nature has continually pushed forward the frontiers of science and, as a consequence, human civilization.

Review

'A serious and fully furnished history of science, from which anyone interested in the development of ideas . . . will greatly profit.' -- A. C. Grayling, Financial Times, January 12, 2002

'Crump dispenses layman-friendly explanations and absorbing biographical details of major figures with equal ease.' -- The Scotsman, October 19, 2002

'Provides an enduring sense of the extraordinary ingenuity that defines our relationship with nature.' -- The Guardian, October 26, 2002