Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
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/ Robert E. Krebs
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Westport, CT
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: Greenwood Press,
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, c2004.
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xxv, 315 p. ill. 24 cm.
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(Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries through the ages)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-302) and index.
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A short background and history -- Astronomy -- Geography and exploration -- Biological sciences: botany and zoology -- Medicine, disease, and health -- Mathematics -- Physics and chemistry -- Inventions and innovations -- Weapons and war.