Dictionary of the history of science / edited by William F. Bynum, E. Janet Browne, and Roy Porter.

Main entry:

Bynum, W. F. (William F.), 1943-

Title & Author:

Dictionary of the history of science / edited by William F. Bynum, E. Janet Browne, and Roy Porter.

Publication:

London : Macmillan Press, 1981.

Description:

[28], 494 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 8-27) and index.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0333293169 (hb.)
9780333293164

Subject:

Wörterbuch.
Science History.
Science.
Science history
Sciences Histoire.
Sciences.
sciences (philosophy)
science (modern discipline)
Naturwissenschaften
Natuurwetenschappen.
Science to 1980

Form/genre:

Dictionaries [MESH]
Dictionary
Student Collection.
Quick Ref. Collection.
dictionaries.
Dictionaries
History
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Browne, E. J. (E. Janet), 1950-
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 80327
Call No.: ID Q124.8.D45 REF; ID:85-B10439
Status: Available

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