Bynum, W. F. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:51:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Bynum, W. F. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 A little history of science https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/a-little-history-of-science/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/a-little-history-of-science/ A lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages

Science is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest living organisms body and the history of our planet. From Hippocrates and Aristotle to Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking, men and women have asked how things work, and through experiments have made earth-shattering discoveries.

This inviting Litte History takes readers to the stars. We delve beneath the surface of the planet, chart the evolution of chemistry’s periodic table, and explore the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the atoms that make up our bodies and everything around us.

Little Histories – Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds ]]> Great Discoveries in Medicine https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/great-discoveries-in-medicine/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=24681 An unrivalled account of turning points and breakthroughs in medical knowledge and practice, from ancient Egypt, India and China to the latest technology.

Sickness and health, birth and death, disease and cure: medicine and our understanding of the workings of our bodies and minds are an inextricable part of how we know who we are. With science of healing now more vital than ever, as our bodies face new challenges from the globalization of disease, environmental change and increased longevity, this timely book is the best guide ever published to medicine’s achievements and its prospects for the future.

An international team of distinguished experts provide an unrivalled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to today’s latest technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours to the genetic revolution, from the stethoscope to the MRI scanner. They explain medicine’s turning points and conceptual changes in a refreshingly accessible way and answer some key questions: how has the plague influenced the course of human history? What effect did the pill have on the lives of women, and on society as a whole? What challenges does medicine face in our changing world?

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