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 ...
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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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Good Condition (ex-library) in Good jacket. Ex-library. Good/Good. Quantity Available: 1. Category: science; ISBN: 0691082871. ISBN/EAN: 9780691082875. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9648.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Green cloth 8vo, 494pp. Near Fine with light wear to corners and edges of volume, general shelfwear to DJ. Previous owner's signature appears on inside flyleaf. Else Near fine/near fine. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vo.
A very good reference dictionary. The only disadvamtage is the very small font size. Recommended for people studing the history of science since it is already old
