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005    20141231183906.0 
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010    2004107324 
020    1588341607 (hbk.) 
020    9781588341600 (hbk.) 
035    (OCoLC)56675323|z(OCoLC)224470077 
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100 1  Hakim, Joy. 
245 10 Aristotle leads the way /|cJoy Hakim. 
246 14 Story of science, Aristotle leads the way 
264  1 Washington, D.C. :|bSmithsonian Books,|c[2004] 
264  4 |c©2004 
300    282 pages :|billustrations (some color), color maps ;|c24 
       cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Story of science 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  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. 
520    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. 
650  0 Astronomy|xHistory. 
650  0 Mathematics|xHistory. 
650  0 Physics|xHistory. 
650  0 Science|xHistory. 
800 1  Hakim, Joy.|tStory of science.