Dictionary of the History of Science - W.F. Bynum, E.J. Browne, Roy Porter (editots)
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'The Dictionary of the History of Science' is the first dictionary devoted to the history of scientific ideas. Organized alphabetically by concept, it contains more than 700 entries explaining the origins, meaning, and significance of the chief theories and ideas that have contibuted to the development of science, including medicine, mathematics, and human sciences.
The dictionary is extensively cross referenced and also contains an index listing all the scientists mentioned in the book with the entry headings under which they appear, so giving a concise profile of individual interests and areas of work. Its emphasis is upon Western science over the last 500 years; the ideas underlying current science are fully explored. Yet cinsiderable space is also devoted to the roots of Western science in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and special articles deal with other scientific traditions. This work is a compilation by some 100 leading authorities, under the guidance of a team of advisory editors, who have incorpora...
The dictionary is extensively cross referenced and also contains an index listing all the scientists mentioned in the book with the entry headings under which they appear, so giving a concise profile of individual interests and areas of work. Its emphasis is upon Western science over the last 500 years; the ideas underlying current science are fully explored. Yet cinsiderable space is also devoted to the roots of Western science in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and special articles deal with other scientific traditions. This work is a compilation by some 100 leading authorities, under the guidance of a team of advisory editors, who have incorpora...
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