Aristotle leads the way
by Joy Hakim
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The Story of Science follows the human quest to learn, an approach to history intended to inspire and inform.. Will the 20th century be remembered for its succession of wars. or for relativity, quantum theory and technological marvels? What is quantum theory? What is relativity? How do we teach those big ideas?
In this book, readers travel back in time to ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, India, and the Arab world. They explore the lives and ideas of people like Pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta, Al Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Ptolemy, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Those ancients asked questions that would eventually lead to modern science. They often got the wrong answers, but that question-asking was essential. Read this book and you'll understand why.
Combine ancient history, hands on science activities, and some research and writing using this book.
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collectionID:HSSci, collectionID:HSMHis, History, Science, Popular works, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Philosophy, Ancient Science, Discoveries in science, Juvenile literature, Medieval Science, Nonfiction, homeschool, Juvenile Nonfiction, High school studentsPeople
pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta (7th cent), Al Khwarizmi, Leonardo Fibonacci (ca. 1170-ca. 1240), Ptolemy (2nd cent), St. Augustine Bishop of Hippos, St. Thomas AquinasPlaces
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