The historiography of the chemical revolution [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of interpretation in the history of science / / by John G. McEvoy
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 540.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chemistry - History - 18th century - Historiography |
| Chemistry - History - 18th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The historiography of the chemical revolution |
| ISBN: | 1-317-32401-3 |
| 1-282-50221-2 | |
| 9786612502217 | |
| 1-84893-031-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456365503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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