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Science: A four thousand year history/ Fara, Patricia

By: Fara, PatriciaMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University press, 2009Description: 408 pISBN: 019922689XSubject(s): Science -- History. Science and civilization. ScienceDDC classification: 509

Contents:

1: Origins -- Sevens -- Babylon -- Heroes -- Cosmos -- Life -- Matter -- Technology -- 2: Interactions -- Eurocentrism -- China -- Islam -- Scholarship -- Europe -- Aristotle -- Alchemy -- 3: Experiments -- Exploration -- Magic -- Astronomy -- Bodies -- Machines -- Instruments -- Gravity -- 4: Institutions -- Societies -- Systems -- Careers -- Industries -- Revolutions -- Rationality -- Disciplines -- 5: Laws -- Progress -- Globalization -- Objectivity -- God -- Evolution -- Power -- Time -- 6: Invisibles -- Life -- Germs -- Rays -- Particles -- Genes -- Chemicals -- Uncertainties -- 7: Decisions -- Warfare -- Heredity -- Cosmology -- Information -- Rivalry -- Environment -- Futures.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	509 FAR/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P14880

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1: Origins --
Sevens --
Babylon --
Heroes --
Cosmos --
Life --
Matter --
Technology --
2: Interactions --
Eurocentrism --
China --
Islam --
Scholarship --
Europe --
Aristotle --
Alchemy --
3: Experiments --
Exploration --
Magic --
Astronomy --
Bodies --
Machines --
Instruments --
Gravity --
4: Institutions --
Societies --
Systems --
Careers --
Industries --
Revolutions --
Rationality --
Disciplines --
5: Laws --
Progress --
Globalization --
Objectivity --
God --
Evolution --
Power --
Time --
6: Invisibles --
Life --
Germs --
Rays --
Particles --
Genes --
Chemicals --
Uncertainties --
7: Decisions --
Warfare --
Heredity --
Cosmology --
Information --
Rivalry --
Environment --
Futures.

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