| ID | 018351 |
| Call Number | 509/ALL |
| Title Proper | Age of reason: 1600 to 1750 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Allan, Tony (Tr.) |
| Publication | London, Readers Digest Association, 2010. |
| Description | 160p Pink Spine |
| Series | Adventure of discoveries and inventions |
| Note | The intellectual revolution of the Renaissance inspired thinkers to discover much more about the workings of the world. By applying powers of reason - observation, analysis, experimentation - scientists reached deeper levels of understanding in many areas. Many discoveries were made possible by new tools and inventions but the primary tool of the Scientific Revolution was mathematics, believed to be the qunitessential expression of the rational mind. |
| Note | The story of Inventions
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Natural Rubber
Horse-drawn Cabs
The Copernican System
Underwater Exploration
Galileo
Circulation of the blood
The Flintlock
The Vernier Calliper
The Umbrella
Pascal's Calculator
Rene Descartes
The Barometer
The Grenade
The Post box
The Vacuum Pump
Banknotes
The Microscope
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Fire Insurance
The Spirit Level
Street Lighting
The Roberval Balance
Christiaan Huygens
The Reflecting Telescope
Binoculars
Lead Glass
Ice Cream
Botanical Classifciation
Universal gravitation
Isaac Newton
Champagne
Advances in Anatomy
The steam Engine
The Seed Drill
Edmund Halley
The Clarinet
The Pianoforte
Academies and Salons
The Tuning Fork
Statistics
Eau de Cologne
Central Heating
4-Colour Printing
The Sextant
The First Android
Sparkling Water
The Capacitor
Sugar Beet
Cosmopolitan Amsterdam |
| Standard Number | 9780276445163 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.360(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 509 |
| Key Words | Discoveries in science - History - 17th century ; Discoveries in science - History - 18th century ; Mental work - History - 17th century ; Mental work - History - 18th century ; UOI - Discoveries and inventions/explorations |