Horizons : the global origins of modern science /

Presents a history of science that focuses on the contributions from non-Western cultures in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region and how they influenced and guided great minds such as Copernicus, Newton, Darwin and Einstein.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poskett, James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Mariner Books, [2022].
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part one: Scientific revolution, c.1450-1700. New worlds
  • Heaven and Earth
  • Part two: Empire and enlightenment, c.1650-1800
  • Newton's slaves
  • Economy of nature
  • Part three: Capitalism and conflict, c.1790-1914
  • Struggle for existence
  • Industrial experiments
  • Part four: Ideology and aftermath, c.1914-2000. Faster than light
  • Genetic states.