* A descriptive and analytical guide to the development of Western science from AD 1500, and to the diversity and course of that development first in Europe and

"This book attempts to introduce to its readers major chapters in the history of science. It tries to present science as a human endeavor - a great achievement,

A wide-ranging exploration of how music has influenced science through the ages, from fifteenth-century cosmology to twentieth-century string theory. In the nat

Here, for the first time, is a single volume in English that contains all the important historical essays Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) published during WWII on the

Originally published in 1938, this book contains ten lectures on subjects such as parasitology, radioactivity, astronomy and evolution theory.