{"product_id":"a-shorter-history-of-science-paperback-9781107672901","title":"A Shorter History of Science (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107672901","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Shorter History of Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 1944, provides an account of the development of science from prehistory through to the discoveries of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Cecil Dampier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107672901, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm, 0.23 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir William Cecil Dampier (1867–1952) was a British scientist and agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1944, Dampier provides an accessible account of the development of science from its origins in prehistory through to the discoveries of the twentieth century. Illustrative figures and a bibliography are also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Dampier and the history of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The origins\u003cbr\u003e 2. Greece and Rome\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Galileo and Newton: the first physical synthesis\u003cbr\u003e 6. The eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 7. Physics and chemistry of the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 8. Nineteenth-century biology\u003cbr\u003e 9. Recent biology\u003cbr\u003e 10. The new physics and chemistry\u003cbr\u003e 11. The stellar universe\u003cbr\u003e A note on bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005905654040,"sku":"9781107672901","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107672901i_53849630-0861-4985-9be5-be4cf3e94884.jpg?v=1694507424","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-shorter-history-of-science-paperback-9781107672901","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}