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Defining science : William Whewell, natural knowledge and public debate in early Victorian Britain / Richard Yeo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yeo, Richard R., 1948-
- Series:
- Ideas in context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Science.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Science--Philosophy--History--19th century.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science--Historiography.
- Whewell, William, 1794-1866.
- Whewell, William.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 280 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- An assessment of the role of the historian and philosopher of science, William Whewell, in early Victorian debates about the nature of science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-275) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521431824
- OCLC:
- 26673878
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