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A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENCE

The whole of modern thought is steeped in science.... The greatest intellectual revolution mankind has yet seen is now slowly taking place by her agency.

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The history of science familiarizes us with the ideas of evolution and the continuous transformation of human things. . . . It shows us that if the accomplishments of mankind as a whole are grand the contribution of each is small.

- SARTON.

The history of science is the real history of mankind.

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presents science as the

constant pursuit of truth a growth to which each may contribute. . . . Science is international.

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