A general history of the sciences / Edited and with a general preface by René Taton ; Translated by A.J. Pomerans.

Includes bibliogr. references

Vol. 1 (1963; xvii,552 p., 53 black and white plates, 43 line ill.) : Ancient and medieval science;from the beginnings to 1450 ; Vol. 2 (1964; xx, 665 p., 55 black and white plates, 36 figures) : The beginnings of modern science; from1450-1800 ; Vol. 3 (1965; xix,623 p., 69 black and whiteplates, 20 figures) : Science in the nineteenth century ; Vol. 4 (1966; xxiv,638 p., 114 black and white plates, 33 figures) Science in the twentieth century