Associations and other groups in science
Subtitle: an historical and contemporary perspective
By: edited by Ana Delicado
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publis
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Newcasle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781443852241
Subjects: Scientific Community; Science; Societies; History; Scientists
Description: Examines the Portuguese scientific system and focuses on the role that associations (and other groups) played in the development of particular scientific disciplines in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Combines historical approaches with contemporary analyses that highlight the involvement of associations in engagement with the wider public.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.