A history of science in society [Electronic resource] from philosophy to utility Third edition

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	A history of science in society [Electronic resource] from philosophy to utility / Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack.
개인저자	Ede, Andrew, author. Cormack, Lesley B., 1957- author.
판사항	Third edition.
발행사항	North York, Ontario ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, [2017].
발행사항	Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2017.
형태사항	1 online resource (xvi, 437 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
기타형태 저록	Print version: Ede, Andrew. History of science in society. Third edition. North York, Ontario ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, [2017] 9781442635029
ISBN	9781442635074 144263507X 9781442635029 1442635029
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Introduction -- The origins of natural philosophy -- The Roman era and the rise of Islam -- The revival of natural philosophy in western Europe -- Science in the Renaissance : the courtly philosophers -- Scientific revolution : contested territory -- The enlightenment and enterprise -- Science and empire -- Entering the atomic age -- Science and war -- The death of certainty -- 1957 : the year the world became a planet -- Man on the moon, microwave in the kitchen -- Science and new frontiers : potential and peril in the new millennium.
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요약	"An update of the popular overview, A History of Science in Society traces the development of scientific thought throughout the ages. Beginning with the philosophy of the Ancient Greeks and Romans and proceeding through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and through to the present-day, the book presents key developments in scientific thought and theory. The new edition includes more material on non-Western science; new material on ethics, climate change, and corporate science in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; more than 90 illustrations; updated timelines; and study questions designed to guide students."--
해제	Provided by publisher.
일반주제명	Science --History. Science --Social aspects --History. SCIENCE --History. Science. Science --Social aspects.
분류기호(DDC)	509
언어	영어
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