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Dictionary of the history of science

edited byWilliam F. Bynum E. J. BrowneRoy Porter

Abstract

A dictionary devoted to the history of scientific ideas. Organised alphabetically by concept, it contains more than 700 entries explaining the origins, meaning and significance of the chief theories and ideas that have contributed to the development of science, including medicine, mathematics and the human sciences.

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Publication details

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place: Basingstoke

Year: 1981

Pages: 494

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-05549-4

ISBN (hardback): 978-1-349-05551-7

ISBN (digital): 978-1-349-05549-4

Full citation:

Bynum William F., Browne E. J., Porter Roy (1981) Dictionary of the history of science. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.