Readings in the literature of science
Subtitle: being extracts from the writings of men of science to illustrate the development of scientific thought.
By: Arranged by William C. Dampier and Margaret Dampier.
Contributors: Dampier, Margaret Dampier, joint ed.
Series: Harper torchbooks. The Science Library, TB512
Publisher: Harper
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Science -- History
Other titles: Literature of science.
Description: "This book presents a series of extracts illustrating the development of scientific thought. The text is divided into three sections: 'Cosmogony', 'The Atomic Theory', and 'The Theory of Evolution'."--PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION.