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German essays on science in the 19th century / edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher.
LIBRA Q127.G3 G37 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- German library ; v. 36.
- The German library ; v. 36
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Germany--History--19th century.
- Science.
- Technology--Germany--History--19th century.
- Technology.
- Humanities--Germany--History--19th century.
- Humanities.
- Social sciences--Germany--History--19th century.
- Social sciences.
- History.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 309 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- Science 19th century
- Science nineteenth century
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 1996.
- Summary:
- A shared belief among German scientists in the 19th century, as Alexander von Humboldt phrased it, was that science in all its forms has to serve the betterment of human condition. This volume in The German Library, a companion to volume 82 (German Essays on Science in the 20th Century, also edited by Schirmacher), represents the sciences in a comprehensive way: Natural History, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Economy, and Technology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [311]).
- ISBN:
- 0826407447
- 0826407455
- OCLC:
- 33863733
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