Dictionary of the history of science

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Bynum W. F.; (William F.), 1943-; Browne E. J.; (E. Janet), 1950-; Porter Roy. 1946-
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J.
Publication Dates: c1981.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 494 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0691082871
Index Number: N09
CLC: N09-61
Call Number: N09-61/D554/
Contents: Includes a bibliography and index.
Dictionary of the concepts or ideas that characterize the core features of recent Western science. Focuses on the last 5 centuries. There is emphasis on historiography and the philosophical and metaphysical principles of science, as well as "those parts of the social and human sciences historically most closely linked with the natural sciences." No biographical entries. Entries are lengthy and contain references and authors' initials. Many cross references. Biographical index.