A History of Science in Society, Volume 1: From the Ancient Greeks to the Scientific Revolution

by Andrew Ede and Lesley Cormack

Book Overview

A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. Volume I begins with a small group of philosophers in ancient Greece and ends with the work of Sir Isaac Newton. In this edition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442604492
• ISBN13: 9781442604490
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 8.9"