A Brief History of Science: As Seen Through the Development of Scientific InstrumentsConstable, 2001 - 425 من الصفحات From the beginnings of history, with gnomons and sundials, through to the twenty-first century and the 26-kilometre underground particle accelerator, the author describes the way that the design and production of scientific instruments has extended the frontiers of science. Man's desire to understand the universe has led to the making of more and more sophisticated instruments - first to record and measure (Arab numerals, standardised measures), to examine ever more minutely (the microscope, the lens, the prism), on through electromagnets, cathode tubes, thermometers, vacuum pumps, X-rays, counters and accelerators, semi-conductors and microprocessors, down to new instruments now being designed to observe matter at zero temperatures - presenting immense technological problems in the requirement for instruments that can operate in conditions where normal properties no longer hold. Accessible popular science |
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... achieved , and coal , together with its by - products , only came into its own in historical times . The third problem with fire is to extend its range of uses , on the principle of ignis mutat res , into a realm in which an open hearth ...
... achieved little in the last years of his life . It is still a tragedy that Faraday's unparalleled charisma never ... achieved by Ampère . On 1 October 1820 the Royal Institution heard of Oersted's discovery , and in May 1821 Faraday ...
... achieved a majority of votes . Appointment was , however , the prerogative of the king , who , although nominating another candidate - on the grounds of seniority and service to the state – also allowed Lavoisier in as a supernumerary ...
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From the mastery of fire to science in antiquity | 1 |
Copernicus to Newton | 35 |
Science technology and communication | 77 |
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