Dictionary of the history of science / edited by W.F. Bynum, E.J. Browne, Roy Porter.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Macmillan, 1981.Description: 494p. : ill. ; 25cmISBN:- 9780333293164 :
- 0333293169
- 509 BYN
- Q124.8
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Reference | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Reference | 509 BYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00211673 |
Bibliography: 11p. _ Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.