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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR Samuels, Charlie, 1961-. TITLE Revolutions in science, 1500-1700 / Charlie Samuels. IMPRINT New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2011. DESCRIPTION 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. SERIES Science highlights. NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. CONTENT NOTE Printing -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Copernicus -- Galileo Galilei -- The pendulum clock -- The barometer and vacuums -- Isaac Newton -- Telescopes -- The nature of light. SUMMARY "Covers two centuries when amateur scientists-- natural philosophers-- began to use close observation and experiment to understand processes that had previously been explained by religion or superstition. By 1700, a new faith had emerged : a trust in the potential of human reason"--P. [4] of cover. SUBJECT Science -- History -- 16th century. SUBJECT Science -- History -- 17th century. DISCIPLINE Integrated Science. ISBN 9781433941429. ISBN 9781433941436 (pbk.). ISBN 9781433941443 (6-pack : alk. paper). Location Call Number Status English Book Collection 509.03 SAM Available 在館