History of Science

All things have come to us through history - everything has a history.
Studying that history can add new dimensions of intrigue and understanding
to the study of other subjects: math, the arts, language arts, and science!

Science and Technology in the Middle Ages

Children are fascinated by how people lived in other times and places, by the differences - and the similarities between their lives and those of others.
This lushly illustrated book provides a brief overview of the Middle Ages period and then delves into easy-to-understand descriptions of farming, milling, cloth-making, home building, metalwork, weapons and more.
This book, part of a series on life in the Middle Ages, is a fascinating treat
for all ages!

$8.95

Science in Ancient.....series
A well-researched and easy-to-understand series. In addition to being packed with useful information about and insight into these ancient civilizations, each volume includes a helpful glossary and a final chapter that summarizes the peoples' achievements and discusses their legacy to modern science and technology. What sets this series apart, however, is its format that includes clear, easy-to-read text; simple yet effective topic headings; excellent-quality, full-color photographs and reproductions; and Internet sites.

These titles are recommended for the Grammar Level of Connecting with History, Volume One

Science in Ancient Mesopotamia

$8.95

Science in Ancient China

$8.95

Science in Ancient Egypt

$8.95

Science in Ancient Rome

$8.95

String, Straight-Edge and Shadow:
The Story of Geometry
by Julia E. Diggins

Back in print after 34 years!

Using only three simple tools-the string, the straightedge, and the shadow-men discovered the basic principles and constructions of elementary geometry more than two thousand years ago.

This engrossing book reveals how these discoveries were made and shows how they were related to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece.

The fabric of the story is woven out of archeological and historical records and of legends about the major men of mathematics. By re-constructing the events as they might have happened, Julia Diggins enables an attentive reader to easily follow the pattern of reasoning that leads to an ingenious proof of the Pythagorean theorem, an appreciation of the significance of the golden mean in art and architecture, and the construction of the five regular solids.

$16.95

Archimedes and the Door to Science
by Jeanne Bendick

Jeanne Bendick, through text and pictures, admirably succeeds in bringing to life the ancient Greek mathematician who enriched mathematics and all branches of science. Against the backdrop of Archimedes's life and culture, the author discusses the man's work, his discoveries and the knowledge later based upon it. The simple, often humorous, illustrations and diagrams greatly enhance the text.

$13.95

Galen and the Gateway to Medicine
by Jeanne Bendick

We know about Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. But we owe nearly as much to Galen, a physician born in 129 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Galen’s acute diagnoses of patients, botanical wisdom, and studies of physiology were recorded in numerous books, handed down through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Not least, Galen passed on the medical tradition of respect for life. In this fascinating biography for young people, Jeanne Bendick brings Galen’s Roman world to life with the clarity, humor, and outstanding content we enjoyed in Archimedes and the Door to Science.

$13.95

Mystery of the Periodic Table
by Benjamin Wiker

We know about Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine. But we owe nearly as much to Galen, a physician born in 129 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Galen’s acute diagnoses of patients, botanical wisdom, and studies of physiology were recorded in numerous books, handed down through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Not least, Galen passed on the medical tradition of respect for life. In this fascinating biography for young people, Jeanne Bendick brings Galen’s Roman world to life with the clarity, humor, and outstanding content we enjoyed in Archimedes and the Door to Science.

$14.95