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A history of science in society : from philosophy to utility / by Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack.
LIBRA - Rare Q125 .E365 2009 Adams copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ede, Andrew, author.
- Cormack, Lesley B., 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--History.
- Science.
- History.
- Science--Social aspects--History.
- Science--Social aspects.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (Adams copy)
- Physical Description:
- 458 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- The origins of natural philosophy.
- The Roman era and the rise of Islam.
- The revival of natural philosophy in Western Europe.
- Science in the Renaissance: the courtly philosophers.
- The scientific revolution: contested territory.
- The Enlightenment and enterprise.
- Science and empire.
- The death of certainty: science and war.
- Entering the atomic age.
- 1957: the year the world became a planet.
- Man on the moon, microwave in the kitchen.
- Conclusion: New frontiers: science and choice in the new millennium.
- Notes:
- Previously published by Broadview Press 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781551113326
- 1551113325
- OCLC:
- 731709939
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