Background to Modern Science Ten Lectures at Cambridge Arranged by the History of Science Committee |
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Editor:
| Needham, Joseph Pagel, Walter |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-49500-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1938, this book contains the text of ten lectures arranged by the History of Science Committee at the University of Cambridge in 1936. Each speaker covered a different aspect of scientific endeavour, focussing mostly on advances made in fields such as parasitology, radioactivity, astronomy and evolution theory.
Originally published in 1938, this book contains the text of ten lectures arranged by the History of Science Committee at the University of Cambridge in 1936. Each speaker covered a different aspect of scientific endeavour, focussing mostly on advances made in fields such as parasitology, radioactivity, astronomy and evolution theory.