01927oam 2200433 450 991015479140332120190911103516.01-5081-0351-8(OCoLC)967077595(MiFhGG)GVRL8383(EXLCZ)99371000000097232220160519d2017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierPhysical science /edited by Russell KuhtzFirst edition.New York :Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services,2017.1 online resource (155 pages) illustrations (some color), portraitsThe Study of Science1-5081-0425-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The heritage of antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The scientific revolution -- Science from the enlightenment to the 20th century -- Developments and trends of the 20th century -- 21st-century advances in the physical sciences.This volume explores the three major areas of study in physical science: astronomy, physics, and chemistry. Topics explored include astronomy's origins in Egypt, physical theories from ancient Greece, the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, Newtonian theory, developments in electricity and magnetism, the Big-Bang model, quantum mechanics, black holes, the identification of the Higgs boson by the Large Hadron Collider in 2013, and more.Study of science.ScienceHistoryTechnologyHistoryScienceHistory.TechnologyHistory.500.209Kuhtz RussellMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910154791403321Physical science2886583UNINA