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Dictionary of the history of science / edited by W.F. Bynum, E.J. Browne, Roy Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 533
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--History--Dictionaries.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (529 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1981]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For readers interested in the development of major scientific concepts and the role of science in the western world, here is the first conceptually organized historical dictionary of scientific thought. The purpose of the dictionary is to illuminate this history by providing a concise, single volume reference book of short historical accounts of the important themes, ideas, and discoveries of science. Its conceptual approach differentiates the dictionary from previous reference works such as books of scientific biography and makes it a convenient manual both for the general reader and for scientists interested in the origin of concepts in their own and other scientific fields.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this Dictionary
- Contributors
- Analytical table of contents
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Dictionary
- A
- Β
- C
- D
- Ε
- F
- G
- Η
- I
- J
- K
- L
- Μ
- Ν
- O
- Ρ
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Υ
- Z
- Biographical Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN 0-691-08287-1.
- Bibliography: pages [19-29].
- ISBN:
- 9781400853410
- 1400853419
- OCLC:
- 1013938649
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