First US edition, (1e/1p), 425 pgs - Full red paper on boards with silver letters - In very good plus condition: The tight pages are clean and unmarked - The covers have minor tape residue, are unmarked, with no wear - The endpapers have a small library stamp, are clean with secure hinges. - The very good dj has minor edge wear, is clean and unmarked - Contents: Human creativity , expressed in the design and production of tools and scientific instruments has continually extended the frontiers of science. Very nice b/w illustrations and photos.

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Title

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

Publisher

Carroll & Graf Pub, New York City 10038-2607

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0786709073

ISBN 13

9780786709076

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good Plus

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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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

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