On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences, by Mary Somerville, is one of the best-selling science books of the 19th century. The book went through many editions and was translated into several Europea
Title page, 1834
Mary Fairfax (Mrs William Somerville)
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable explanations about nature and society. It is driven by the scientific method: an empirical cycle that typ
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
…On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences Title page, 1834 Author Mary Somerville Language English Subject Science Genre Popular science Publisher John Murray Publication place United Kingdom Media type Print Mary Fairfax (Mrs William Somerville) On the Connexion…
Megaliths from Nabta Playa, constructed by Neolithic populations to coordinate astronomical observations located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.
The Plimpton 322 tablet by the Babylonians records Pythagorean triples, written c. 1800 BCE
Plato's Academy mosaic, made between 100 BCE and 79 CE, shows many Greek philosophers and scholars.
The first page of Vienna Dioscurides depicts a peacock, made in the 6th century.