Arranged alphabetically, offers more than sixty entries covering nineteenth-century inventions, experiments, and discoveries including the elevator, the spectro

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were a period of scientific and literary reawakening. Scientific development and a renewed interest in classical science led

This reference work describes the trial-and-error experiments, discoveries, and inventions of early humans who lived from before recorded history to the Middle

Explores the major scientific and mathematical discoveries and achievements of the 17th century.

The 18th century saw the emergence of the industrial and chemical revolutions and witnessed the near-universal acceptance of applied science. It was a time of r