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4 produkter
Servants of Nature
A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises and Sensibilities (Text Only)
Av Lewis Pyenson, Susan Sheets-Pyenson
E-bok, 2016
102 kr
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‘Highly readable, subtle and thought-provoking scientific history’ ScotsmanIn this penetrating work, Pyenson and Pyenson identify that major advances in science stem from changes in three distinct areas of society: the social institutions that promote science, the sensibilities of scientists …
Cathedrals of Science
The Development of Colonial Natural History Museums During the Late Nineteenth Century
Inbunden, 1988
1024 kr
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The "museum movement" of the late nineteenth century resulted in the creation and expansion of museums throughout Europe and North America and stimulated institutional development in far-flung quarters of the globe. From Melbourne to Montreal, museums were founded and revitalized. By examining the …
John William Dawson
Faith, Hope, and Science
Inbunden, 1995
2120 kr
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Dawson was born and raised in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where the many sandstone and coal formations provided fertile ground for his first scientific explorations, which culminated in the publication of Acadian Geology. He became principal of McGill University in 1855 and over the next forty years …
John William Dawson
Faith, Hope, and Science
E-bok, 1995
1081 kr
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Dawson was born and raised in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where the many sandstone and coal formations provided fertile ground for his first scientific explorations, which culminated in the publication of Acadian Geology. He became principal of McGill University in 1855 and over the next forty years …
