In volume two, students will watch as Copernicuss systematic observations place the sun at the center of our universeto the dismay of establishment thinkers. After students follow the achievements and frustrations of Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes, they will appreciate the amazing Isaac Newton, whose discoveries about gravity, motion, colors, calculus, and Earths place in the universe set the stage for modern physics, astronomy, mathematics, and chemistry.In the threebook The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to the present. With lively, characterdriven narrative, Hakim spotlights the achievements of some of the worlds greatest scientists and encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers. The books include hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams informative sidebars suggestions for further reading and excerpts from the writings of great scientists.

Binding: Hardback;480 pages; Publisher: Smithsonian Books; Classification: PDZ; Weight: 1422 g; Dimensions: 239 x 193 x 32

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