Science : a four thousand year history
Fara, Patricia2009
Book
A history of science, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today.
Main title:
Science : a four thousand year history / Patricia Fara.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Collation:
xv, 408 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199226894 (hbk)
Dewey class:
509
Language:
English
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BRN:
840321