Description |
xiii, 500 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
pt. 1. Philosophy and ideas Knowledge / Rom Harré -- Natural philosophy / Simon Schaffer -- Social uses of science / Steven Shapin -- pt. 2. Life and its environment Psychology / G.S. Rousseau -- Health, disease and medical care / W.F. Bynum -- The living world / Jacques Roger -- The terraqueous globe / Roy Porter -- pt. 3. The physical world Mathematics and rational mechanics / H.J.M. Bos -- Experimental natural philosophy / J.L. Heilbron -- Chemistry and the chemical revolution / Maurice Crosland -- Mathematical cosmography / Eric G. Forbes -- Science, technology and industry / D.S.L. Cardwell |
Analysis |
Science Historiography 1700-1800 |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Science -- Historiography.
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Science -- History -- 18th century -- Historiography.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Social aspects.
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Author |
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002.
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Rousseau, G. S. (George Sebastian)
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LC no. |
80040001 |
ISBN |
052122599X |
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