Landmarks in Western Science
Subtitle: From Prehistory to the Atomic Age
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: British Library
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780712348416
Subjects: History; History of science; Science
First sentence: Scientific knowledge lies at the heart of human history, for it is man's ability to recognize nature's patterns, laws or regularities and to use them for his own purposes which marks him out from all other species.