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1 online resource |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Physical Sciences in the Nineteenth Century; 1: Atoms and Elements; 2: Chemistry's Perplexing World of Complexity and Order; 3: Indestructible Energy; 4: Magnetism, Electricity, and Light; 5: Sky and Earth; Part II: The Life Sciences in the Nineteenth Century; 6: Darwin and the Beagle's Bounty; 7: From Macro to Micro; Part III: Science and Society in the Nineteenth Century; 8: Pseudoscience Prospers; 9: American Commitment to Science; 10: The Great Age of Synthesis; Conclusion; Chronology; Glossary. |
| Summary |
Examines the role of science in the Industrial Revolution, its establishment as a popular discipline, and discoveries in the areas of atoms and the elements, chemistry, evolution, and energy. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Subject |
Science -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Science -- History.
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Science. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9780816068777 : $40.00 |
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0816068771 : $40.00 |
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