The book of science
8700 BCE - 2018 CE
Tom Sharp
Poetry and commentary reflecting milestones of the history of science
Poetry and commentary reflecting milestones of the history of science
Welcome to The book of science. Come here each week to find poetry and commentary on another milestone of the history of science.
In 1735 George Hadley published his theory of the causes of the trade winds, involving heat at the equator and the rotation of the earth.
1735 | George Hadley atmospheric_sciences |
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