History of Science

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Discover scientific inquiry of the last 4000 years with Sonlight's History of Science program Pythagoras proved his famous theorem using a stick in the sand. No mathematical digits-they wouldn't be invented for over a thousand years. A couple hundred years before Christ, Eratosthenes accurately calculated the size of the world using the angle of sunlight in a well on the summer solstice. Newton compared the trajectory of an apple, a small terrestrial object, with the moon, a heavenly body, and wondered if maybe they were both subjected to the same force. Genius. Einstein imagined spaceships traveling at near light-speed, and changed the way we view the world. Explore the curiosity, egos, quirks, and flashes of brilliance from 4000 years of people seeking answers to how the world works. As your students read the stories of how scientists discovered scientific and mathematical laws, they acquire a deeper understanding of scientific concepts in physics, astronomy, and chemistry. Clear, concise, elegant descriptions, and gorgeous illustrations make this lavish feast for the mind attractive and understandable.…