Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science - Softcover

Bynum; Browne

9780333349014: Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333349016 ISBN 13: 9780333349014

Publisher: Humanity Press/prometheus Bk, 1983

The Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science is the first 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. This Dictionary contains entries several hundreds of words long, while the major themes consist of over a thousand words. 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.

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