Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain (Ideas in Context Series)
by Yeo, Richard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0521431824
- ISBN 13
- 9780521431828
- Seller
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About This Item
USA: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 280 pages. References. Index. "William Whewell is now recognized as the first systematic writer on the history and philosophy of science. This book shows how he engaged in metascientific criticism in the early Victorian period, when the social and intellectual status of science and scientists were still matters of contention." Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 566H4366
- Title
- Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain (Ideas in Context Series)
- Author
- Yeo, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521431824
- ISBN 13
- 9780521431828
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Science - Great Britain - History - 19th Century, Science - Philosophy - History - 19th century, Science - Historiography, William Whewell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy; Science & Technology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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