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The ascent of science / Brian L. Silver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silver, Brian L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--History.
- Science.
- History.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Thought and thinking--History.
- Thought and thinking.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 534 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- Brian Silver provides a sweeping and dynamic history of the whole of Western science, from the Renaissance to the present. In it, he translates the most profoundly important, and often impenetrably obscure, scientific developments into a vernacular that is not only accessible and illuminating but highly enjoyable as well. 75 linecuts.
- Notes:
- "A Solomon Press book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [513]-518) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195116992
- OCLC:
- 36877343
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