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A history of science in society; a reader.


9781551117706

A history of science in society; a reader.

Ed. by Andrew Ede and Lesley Lesley (Scottish, from the grey fort) can refer to any of the following: Places
  • Fort Lesley J. McNair, an American army facility
  • Lesley University, an American academic institution
People
The following people bear the first name Lesley:
 B. Cormack Cor·mack   , Allan MacLeod 1924-1998.

South African-born American physicist. He shared a 1979 Nobel Prize for developing the CAT scan x-ray technique.
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Broadview Broadview can refer to:
  • Broadview, Illinois
  • Broadview, Montana
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  • Broadview Park, Florida
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 Press

2007

470 pages

$49.95

Paperback

Q125

Over 90 readings, most short excerpts from longer works, provide a broad range of perspectives on the role and place of science in society. They are arranged chronologically chron·o·log·i·cal   also chron·o·log·ic
adj.
1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence.

2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology.
 beginning with the pre-Socratic origins of natural philosophy and progressing to the late 20th century. The anthology could be used in courses on the history or philosophy of science.

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