Voyaging in strange seas : the great revolution in science /: the great revolution in science. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Knight.
• Authors: Knight, David
• Contents: Voyaging in strange seas -- The deep roots of modern science -- Refining common sense : the new philosophy -- Looking up to heaven : mathematics and telescopes -- Interrogating nature : the use of experiment -- Through nature to nature's God : the two books -- Sharing the vision : scientific societies -- Life is short, science long : the healing art -- Making things better : practical science -- The ladder of creation : the rise of natural history -- A global perspective : exploring and measuring -- Enlightenment : leisure, electricity and chemistry -- Revolution, evolution : how then, did science grow? -- Notes -- Further reading -- Illustration acknowledgements -- Index.
• Publisher Details: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (372 pages)
• Subjects: 509; Science -- History; Discoveries in science -- History; Scientific expeditions -- History; Expeditions -- history; Science -- history; Sciences -- Histoire; Découvertes scientifiques -- Histoire; Expéditions scientifiques -- Histoire; SCIENCE -- History; Discoveries in science; Science; Scientific expeditions; Naturwissenschaften; Forschungsreise; Ontdekkingsreizen; Vetenskap -- historia; Vetenskapliga upptäckter; Vetenskapliga expeditioner; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300206180; 0300206186
• Related ISBNs: 9780300173796; 0300173792; 9780300212754; 0300212755
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.