Beautiful experiments : an illustrated history of experimental science
by Ball, Philip, 1962- (Author)
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Featuring two hundred color plates, this history of the craft of scientific inquiry is as exquisite as the experiments whose stories it shares. This illustrated history of experimental science is more than just a celebration of the ingenuity that scientists and natural philosophers have used through... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Chapter One. How does the world work?
- Interlude one: What is an experiment?
- Chapter Two. What makes things happen?
- Interlude two: The impact of new techniques
- Chapter Three. What is the world made from?
- Interlude three: What is a beautiful experiment?
- Chapter Four. What is light?
- Interlude four: The art of scientific instrumentation
- Chapter Five. What is life?
- Interlude five: Thought experiments
- Chapter Six. How do organisms behave?