Chronology of Science is a fascinating collection of notable scientific and technological achievements that shaped scientific history. Organized by time period, the volume contains more than 2,000 cross-referenced entries, ranging from 50 to 150 words each, in addition to identifiers that categorize the entries into the core areas of biology, chemistry, Earth science, marine science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. To supplement the entries, each section includes introductory and closing essays, a time line chart of scientific discoveries, sidebars expanding upon important concepts, and charts and illustrations.

The entries in the volume fall into the following sections:

• Setting the Foundation: Science in Antiquity through the First Century BCE.


• Expanding Knowledge: First Century C.E.—13th Century CE.


• Science in the Renaissance: 1300—1632


• Building the Base of Modern Science1636—1759


• Science in the Age of Revolutions: 1760 1850


• Science Expands as the World Grows Smaller: 1851—1899


• New Theories and Old: 1900—1945


• Science in the Post-Atomic World: 1946—1979


• The Expansion of Science in the Information Age: 1980—2006

Including more than 100 black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, the book also contains two appendixes (Standard International Units and the Periodic Table of Elements), a glossary of terms, lists of general and section-specific print resources, a selection of Internet resources, an array of societies and associations, and a helpful index.