El Calendario de la Historia de la Ciencia

Why do we say that the rainbow has seven colors? What is planned obsolescence? To whom do we owe the invention of atomic numbers? How did we come to know that the Andromeda galaxy does not belong to the Milky Way? What was the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded? When was an effective vaccine against tuberculosis obtained? Is it possible that a creature has become extinct twice? Which European nation experienced a 30-day month of February? The Calendar of the History of Science is an indispensable volume for avid history and science buffs, compiling momentous events, brilliant inventions, remarkable discoveries, and astonishing happenings that sealed the relationship between scientific progress, technology, and society. All of them occurred before the 21st century, and offer an instructive fresco of our past. In these pages, students, scientists, teachers, journalists, popularizers and all lovers of knowledge will find inspiration and a source of knowledge and entertainment. With stories that often stretch the limits of imagination, this scientific calendar or diary provides an amazing chronicle for every day of the year - and then some.