Making modern science a historical survey /
| Main Author: | Bowler, Peter J. |
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| Other Authors: | Morus, Iwan Rhys, 1964- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2005]
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Science, Society, And History -- Episodes In The Development Of Science -- The Scientific Revolution -- The Chemical Revolution -- The Conservation Of Energy -- The Age Of The Earth -- The Darwinian Revolution -- The New Biology -- Genetics -- Ecology And The Environmental Sciences -- Continental Drift -- Twentieth-Century Physics -- Revolutionizing Cosmology -- The Emergence Of The Human Sciences -- Themes In The History Of Science -- The Organization Of Science -- Science And Religion -- Popular Science -- Science And Technology -- Biology And Ideology -- Science And Medicine -- Science And War -- Science And Gender. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0226068609 0226068617 |