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The names of science : terminology and language in the history of the natural sciences / Helge Kragh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kragh, Helge, 1944- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Terminology--History.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some, but not all, have survived to the present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 21, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-891747-3
- OCLC:
- 1434591004
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