Dictionary of the History of Science
Contributors: W.F. Bynum (Editor); F. Browne (Editor); Roy Porter (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Humanity Press/prometheus Bk
Published: June 2, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780333349014
Subjects: Dictionaries; Mathematics and Science
Description: A 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.