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Autore |
Headrick Daniel R |
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Titolo |
When information came of age : technologies of knowledge in the age of reason and revolution, 1700-1850 / / Daniel R. Headrick |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Enlightenment |
Information resources - Europe - History - 18th century |
Information resources - Europe - History - 19th century |
Learning and scholarship - Europe - History - 18th century |
Learning and scholarship - Europe - History - 19th century |
Europe Intellectual life 18th century |
Europe Intellectual life 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Information and Its History -- 2. Organizing Information: The Language of Science -- 3. Transforming Information: The Origin of Statistics -- 4. Displaying Information: Maps and Graphs -- 5. Storing Information: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias -- 6. Communicating Information: Postal and Telegraphic Systems -- 7. Information Ages: Past and Present -- Selected Bibliography -- Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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1. Information and its History2. Organizing Information: The Language of Science3. Transforming Information: The Origin of Statistics4. Displaying Information: Maps and Graphs5. Storing Information: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias6. Communicating Information: Postal and Telegraphic Systems7. Information Ages, Past and Present. |
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