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Autore |
McEvoy John G. <1942-> |
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Titolo |
The historiography of the chemical revolution [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of interpretation in the history of science / / by John G. McEvoy |
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London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-32401-3 |
1-282-50221-2 |
9786612502217 |
1-84893-031-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chemistry - History - 18th century - Historiography |
Chemistry - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowldegements; Preface; Introduction; 1. Positivism, Whiggism and the Chemical Revolution; 2. Postpositivism and the Historiography of Science; 3. Postpositivist Interpretations of the Chemical Revolution; 4. From Modernism to Postmodernism: Changing Philosophical Images of Science; 5. The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge and the History of Science; 6. Postmodernist and Sociological Interpretations of the Chemical Revolution; 7. The Chemical Revolution as History; Notes; Works Cited; Untitled |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study offers a critical survey of past and present interpretations of the Chemical Revolution designed to lend clarity and direction to the current ferment of views. |
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