The Whipple Museum of the History of Science : Objects and Investigations, to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge

• Tác giả: Joshua Nall, Liba Taub, Frances Willmoth
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1108498272
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (352 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 270656
• Chủ đề: 1. history of medicine; 2. history of science; 3. Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; 4. History; 5. History of science

Tóm tắt

This collection of essays by noted historians provides examples of the study of the material culture of science. The essays demonstrate how the study of scientific objects offers a window into cultures of scientific practice not afforded by textual sources alone. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.