The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
- ISBN13: 9781588341617
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
The story of science continues with the reclusive Copernicus and his astounding theory that the sun is at the center of the universe, and closes with the basics of atomic theory, offering intriguing portraits of the scientists who built on each other’s theories in their tireless pursuit of answers. 300 color photographs, illustrations, and maps.
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Review by homeschool mom for The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
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Although I agree that the sidebars are distracting, the book is a delight–and not at all condescending or arrogant. My homeschool daughter and I tried skipping the sidebars and returning to them after we had finished the text proper. It didn’t work because the sidebars give anecdotal information that works best when read with the text proper. I’m guessing Ms. Hakim went through the same thought process before deciding on the layout. I do question that the text is meant for middle school. Although Ms. Hakim does write “to” that age level, the subject matter may be more appropriate for high school and thus benefit from a less familiar (although still conversational) style. I hope that Ms. Hakim will provide workbooks to accompany the books eventually. And, we are all waiting for the world history via Hakim!
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Review by D. R. Patrick for The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
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My daughter is homeschooled, and after reading the entire History of US Series, I knew this science series would be a must. Honestly, I learned so much about US history than I ever learned in all my years of schooling through Ms. Hakim’s books. Same with the “Story of Science” Series. Some may find the sidebars distracting, but we kind of made them into a separate lesson and learned a great deal of little-known facts. And it isn’t only history or science – the author weaves a little bit of everything into these books in these sidebars. I really can’t recommend her books enough. So far, they have been THE favorite resource in our four years of homeschooling!
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Review by Kristi G., mom of Sage for The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
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I notice that one negative review has been repeated on multiple Joy Hakim books verbatim.
I LIKE the sidebars and pictures. There is a ton of ART history and beautiful graphic design work in the books. Perhaps it is because my husband, son and I are all artists, but we particularly enjoyed the layout of the books. I felt a fusion of science with art in the presentation.
The history is sound, well presented, and detailed enough in scope to touch on mathmatical concepts supporting the science.
I’d reccomend this book for lovers of science history and for older homeschoolers. It is a bit too serious for younger homeschoolers. To me, this is more a book for a older preteen or teen audience.
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Review by Dee for The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
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This is a beautiful and well-written book about the history of science. It not only discusses science, however, but the whole culture of the times being covered and how science was an outgrowth of the times, and how science contributed to new thought. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
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Review by S. K. Woods for The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
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I can’t sing Hakim’s praises enough – from her History of US series to the The Story of Science, all three volumes so far. I’ve been an avid science fan my whole life, but not a hard science major, and I gasped all the way through these books as I learned things I never knew, but thought I’d known, or finally understood things I’d known about but that had puzzled me. Get over the “distracting” sidebars – they didn’t bother me at all and they were full of great stuff. I ate these books up and I was only reading them to preview for my homeschooler who hates math and is bored by science, but loves history. Joy Hakim has a wonderful ability to take a huge subject (all of US history, for instance, and the development and progress of scientific thought in this case) and make it manageable, new and a fun read. My daughter is discovering that science and math really are amazing and play a critical, pivotal role in the unfolding of human history.
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