Dictionary Of The History Of Science (Princeton Legacy Library, 533)

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. 9780691614717 0691614717 0 BOOK Science NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=wSf-oAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: William F. Bynum|E. Janet Browne|Roy Porter
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 14, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 530 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0691614717
• | ISBN-13: 9780691614717