目 录 1
1.Quarantine to Reduce Disease(1403)检疫 1
2.The Development of Printing(1454)印刷术的发展 3
3.Discovering a New World(1492)发现新大陆 6
4.Da Gama Reaches India(1497)达·迦马到达印度 10
5.Circumnavigating the Earth(1523)环球航海 12
6.Surgery(1545)外科手术 14
7.The Speed of Falling Bodies(1589)物体坠落的速度 16
8.The first Thermometer(1592)第一支温度计 20
9.The Milky Way(1609)银河 22
10.Circulation of Blood(1628)血液循环 24
11.Air Pressure(1654)大气压 28
12.Light s Many Colors(1666)光的多重颜色 30
13.Universal Gravity(1687)万有引力 32
14.Comet s Orbits(1705)彗星轨道 35
15.The Mercury Thermometer(1714)水银温度计 37
16.Solar Eclipses(1715)日食 39
17.The Bulge of the Earth(1735)地球为扁圆形 41
18.The Formation of the Earth(1749)地球的形成 43
19.Celsius Scale(1742)摄氏度 45
20.Haley s Comet(1758)哈雷彗星 47
21.Earthquake(1760)地震 49
22.The Steam Engine(1764)蒸汽机 51
23.The Gulf Stream(1770)墨西哥湾暖流 53
24.The Antarctic Circle(1773)南极圈 55
25.Early Studies of Bacteria(1773)早期对细菌的研究 57
26.The Discovery of Oxygen(1774)氧气的发现 59
27.Photosynthesis(1779)光和作用 62
28.Hot Air Balloons(1783)热气球 63
29.The Motion of the Sun(1783)太阳的运动 65
30.Volcanotes(1784)火山 67
31.The Theory of the Earth(1785)地球理论 68
32.Moons of Other Planets(1789)其它行星的月亮 70
33.Industrial Revolution(1790)工业革命 72
34.The Metric System(1790)公制 75
35.Canning Food(1975)罐头食品 78
36.Vaccination(1796)接种牛痘 80
37.The First Working Parachute(1797)第一个实用降落伞 83
38.The Electric Battery(1800)电池 84
39.Invisible Light(1800)不可见光 86
40.Light Waves(1801)光波 89
41.Asteroids(1802)小行星 92
42.The Atomic Theory(1803)原子理论 94
43.Morse Code(1838)摩尔斯电码 97
44.The First Protein Discovery(1838)首次发现蛋白质 99
45.Antarctica(1839)南极洲 101
46.Photography(1839)摄影术 102
47.Improving Rubber(1839)橡胶的改进 104
48.Chemical Fertilizer(1840)化肥 106
49.Anesthesia for Better Surgery(1846)麻醉术推进外科手术 108
50.Conservation of Energy(1847)能量守恒 110
51.Understanding Saturn s Rings(1849)研究土星环 112
52.Foucault s Speed of Light(1849)弗考特的光速 114
53.The Rotation of the Earth(1851)地球的运转 116
54.Elevator(1852)升降梯 118
55.The First Glider(1853)第一架滑翔机 120
56.The Age of the Sun(1853)太阳的年龄 122
57.Making Steel(1856)炼钢 125
58.The Storage Battery(1857)蓄电池 127
59.Natural Selection(1859)自然选择 129
60.Solar Flares(1859)太阳耀斑 132
61.Ironclad Warships(1862)铁甲舰 134
62.The Germ Theory of Disease(1862)疾病的细菌理论 136
63.The Greenhouse Effect(1863)温室效应 138
64.Genetics(1865)遗传学 140
65.Antiseptic Surgery(1865)防腐外科手术 144
66.Dynamite(1866)达那炸药 146
67.Dry Cell(1867)干电池 148
68.Typewriters(1867)打字机 150
69.Deep-Sea Life(1868)深海生物 151
70.Celluloid(1869)赛璐璐塑料 153
71.The Periodic Table(1869)元素周期表 155
72.Origin of Bacteriology(1872)细菌学的诞生 157
73.The Telephone(1876)电话 159
74.Martian Satellites(1877)火星的卫星 161
75.Martian Canals(1877)火星的运河 163
76.Inventing the Phonograph(1877)留声机的发明 165
77.The E1ectric Light(1879)电灯 167
78.Electromechanical Calculator(1880)电气机械计算机 170
79 The Modern Seismograph(1880)现代地震仪 172
80.Rayon:The First Synthetic(1883)人造丝:第一种化纤 173
81.Fighting Rabies(1885)战胜狂犬病 175
82.Manufacturing Cheap Aluminum(1886)生产廉价铝 177
83.The Photoelectric Effect(1887)光电效应 179
84.Mach Numbers(1887)马赫数 181
85.Home Photography(1888)家庭摄影术 183
86.Radio Waves(1888)无线电波 185
87.Mercury s Rotation(1889)水星的自转 187
88.The First Movie(1889)第一部电影 189
89.The Development of Gliders(1891)滑翔机的发展 191
90.Wavelengths and Temperature(1893)波长与温度 192
91.Heart Surgery(1893)心脏外科手术 194
92.Inventing the Radio Antenna(1895)无线电天线的发明 196
93.X-Rays(1895) X射线 198
94.Learning about Acoustics(1896)探索声学 200
95.Uranium Radiations(1896)铀的放射性 202
96.Light and Magnetism(1896)光与磁 204
97.More Discoveries on Uranium Radiation(1897)铀的放射性新发现 206
98.Mosquitoes and Malaria(1897)蚊子与疟疾 208
99.Submarines(1898)潜水艇 210
100.Blood Types(1900)血型参考译文 213
索引(INDEX) 288