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The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4, Eighteenth-Century Science - Hardcover

Book 3 of 13: The Cambridge History of Science
 
9780521572439: The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4, Eighteenth-Century Science

Synopsis

The fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century.

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Review

'... [A] rich collection of material ...' The Times Literary Supplement

'... historians of medicine will undoubtedly find this a useful reference book for help in contextualizing their teaching and research. It achieves Porter's intention of providing a stable platform upon which scholarship on the nineteenth century can be built.' William H. Brock, Medical History

'... contains excellent chapters and it will be very useful as a guide within the world of history of science ...' Ambix

Book Description

This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, and also used as a work of reference.

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