Aristotle leads the way /
by Hakim, Joy. frey50
, Story of science, Aristotle leads the way Series: Story of science Published by : Smithsonian Books, (Washington, DC :) , 2004 Physical details: 282 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. ISBN:1588341607 (hc).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| j 500 - 599 | j509 Hak (Browse shelf) | Available | 87181 |
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| j508.31693 McC Let's explore a river | j508.73092 Fle Townsend's warbler / | j508.79 Wis The natural environment of the Southwest | j509 Hak Aristotle leads the way / | j509 Hak Newton at the center / | j509 Not Hidden systems : | j509 Ste Scientific Explorers |
Birthing a universe -- Telling it like they thought it was : myths of creation -- Making days : were the calendar makers lunatics or just moonstruck? -- Ionia? What's Ionia? -- The "A" team -- Elementary matters : earth, air, fire, and water, says Empedocles -- Being at sea -- Worshiping numbers -- Pythagoras knows it's round -- Getting atom -- Aristotle and his teacher -- Does it change? No way, says A -- Aristarchus got it right--well, almost! -- Alexander's city -- What's a Hero? -- Euclid in his elements -- Archimedes' claw -- Measuring the earth -- Rome rules -- Longitude and latitude plus two Greek mapmakers -- The greatest -- The saint who was no scientist -- No joke--the earth is pancake flat! -- Don't worry--the round earth is back! -- Absolute zero -- An "ox" who bellowed -- Books will do it -- The Antipodes : discovering down under -- Cosmic voyagers : is it fiction, or could it be true? -- Finally! How science works.
This book tells the story of the quest to answer an important question: What is this universe of ours all about? From the ancient city of Alexandria with its gigantic lighthouse and steam-powered vehicles, to faraway lands where Hindu and Arab mathematicians invented the number zero, the author invites readers of all ages to meet the forefathers of modern science and experience their greatest discoveries in astronomy, math, and physics.--From publisher description.