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Autore |
Magiels Geerdt <1956-> |
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Titolo |
From sunlight to insight : Jan IngenHousz, the discovery of photosynthesis & science in the light of ecology / / Geerdt Magiels ; editor Carla Aerts ; cover design Koen de Waal ; cover design Frisco, Oostende ; book Design Geerdt Magiels |
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Brussels, Belgium : , : VUBPress, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (407 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Scientists - Netherlands |
Photosynthesis - History |
Discoveries in science |
Science - History |
Ecology |
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 indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front ""; ""contents""; ""A first speck of light""; ""The first decades of curiosity 1730-1779""; ""The quest for the secret of the sunlight 1779-1780""; ""A life in letters, the story continues 1780-1799""; ""Content, contest and context""; ""A crucial instrument: the rise and fall of the eudiometer""; ""Memory and priority: who was first? and why has he been forgotten?""; ""Science as IngenHousz knew it & science as we know it""; ""A case of complexity: ecological questions for the philosophy & history of science""; ""Photosynthesis, a bright future for the light of the sun"" |
""Acknowledgments""""Chronology""; ""Bibliography"" |
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