Looks at the new 'scientific' ways of learning and experimentation of the Renaissance period, to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.
Looks at the history of medicine in the ancient world, examining how people faced new problems as their communities grew larger, and how physicians began to recognize that diseases might have natural
Shows how a wide range of inventions, developments, and other factors created ideal circumstances for medicine to make huge advances in the Industrial Age.
Looks at the scientific ways of learning and experimentation of the Renaissance period to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.
Discusses how a wide range of inventions, developments, and other factors created ideal circumstances for medicine to make huge advances in the Industrial Age.
Describes the dramatic changes that have taken place in medicine since the start of the twentieth century, brought about by scientific discoveries and technological advances.
"Read the amazing and inspiring stories of some dogs, cats, elephants, geese, and other animals—You'll be surprised at what your lazy cat or dog might be capable of!"
Describes the building of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China, one of the largest and most expensive engineering projects ever, and discusses the benefits and problems caused by the dam
Looks at the importance of health, discusses the challenges of controlling the spread of disease, and explains how every problem might have a solution.
Presents a tour of the early Arab world, discussing facts about climate, landscape, religion, social classes, transportation, clothing, food, customs, culture, hygiene, medicine, and language.
Presents an introduction to the solar system, describing its origin, planets, moons, the Sun, orbits, and the changes to it that will occur in the distant future.
