A Dictionary of the History of Science
Overview
The only work of its kind, this dictionary is uniquely focused on the history of applied science, including medical and biomedical applications. It contains approximately 3000 detailed and extensively researched entries painstakingly compiled by Dr. Anton Sebastian, respected author of A Dictionary of the History of Medicine. A work of exceptional scholarship totaling some 400 double-column pages it contains many rarely seen illustrations from original sources involving hundreds of books and journals. This dictionary offers special value to scientists, doctors, and students as a marvelous source of hard-to-find, authoritative information about notable scientific figures, inventions, terms and dates, captivating anecdotes, and background material. The entries includes each term's Greek and Latin origins and concise biographies.
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- ISBN-13: 9781850704188
- ISBN-10: 185070418X
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publish Date: January 2001
- Dimensions: 11.84 x 8.5 x 1.22 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.04 pounds
- Page Count: 380
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