Scientifica Historica How The Worlds Great Science Books Chart The History Of Knowledge Clegg Brian by Clegg Brian instant download after payment.

Scientifica Historica is an illustrated, essay-based review of those books that marked the development of science from ancient civilizations to the new millennium.

The book is divided into five eras and explores the leading scientific pioneers, discoveries and books within them:

• Ancient World – looks at the beginnings of language, plus the first ever scientific documents produced and translated
• Renaissance in Print – explores the effects of the invention of the printing press and the exploration of the seas and skies
• Modern Classical – surveys the nineteenth century and the development of science as a profession
• Post-Classical – dissects the twentieth century and the introduction of relativity, quantum theory and genetics
• The Next Generation – reviews the period from 1980 to the modern day, showing how science...