Mary Terrall
The University of Chicago Press
e druk, 2014
9780226088600
Catching Nature in the Act
Raumur and the Practice of Natural History in the Eighteenth Century
Specificaties
Gebonden, 264 blz.
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EN
The University of Chicago Press |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9780226088600
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 15 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Natural history in the eighteenth century was many things to many people - diversion, obsession, medically or economically useful knowledge, spectacle, evidence for God's providence and wisdom, or even the foundation of all natural knowledge. This book reveals how eighteenth-century natural historians incorporated various experimental techniques.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780226088600
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:264
Uitgever:The University of Chicago Press