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Wrestling with Nature – From Omens to Science
Peter Harrison
Wrestling with Nature – From Omens to Science
Peter Harrison
When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work.
440 pages, 4 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 1, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780226317830 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 432 |
Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 26 mm · 640 g |
Editor | Harrison, Peter |
Editor | Numbers, Ronald L. |
Editor | Shank, Michael H. |
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