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020 _a9781421417745 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
020 _a9781421417752 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
020 _z9781421417769 (electronic)
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050 0 0 _aQ125
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100 1 _aMcClellan, James E.,
_cIII
_q(James Edward),
_d1946-
_956703
245 1 0 _aScience and technology in world history :
_ban introduction /
_cJames E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn.
250 _aThird edition.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2015.
300 _aix, 536 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c27 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPrefaceIntroductionPart I.1. Humankind Emerges2. The Reign of the Farmer3. Pharaohs and Engineers4. Greeks Bearing Gifts5. Alexandria and AfterPart II.6. The Enduring East7. The Middle Kingdom8. Indus, Ganges, and Beyond9. The New WorldPart III.10. Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues11. Copernicus Incites a Revolution12. The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei13. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'"Part IV.14. Textiles, Timber, Coal, and Steam15. Legacies of Revolution: From Newton toEinstein16. Life Itself17. Toolmakers Take Command18. The New Aristotelians19. The Bomb, the Internet, and the Genome20. Under Today's Pharaohs Afterword Guide to Resources Illustration Credits Index.
520 _aFacts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers.
526 _aENH
650 0 _aScience
_xHistory.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xHistory.
_959
650 0 _aTool and die makers
_xHistory.
_95526
650 0 _aEnglish language.
700 1 _aDorn, Harold,
_d1928-
_95527
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