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A Master of Science History

Essays in Honor of Charles Coulston Gillispie

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  • The essays are all by well-known historians of science
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  • First book on one of the fields founders, Charles Gillispie

Part of the book series: Archimedes (ARIM, volume 30)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Charles Gillispie

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Publications by Charles Coulston Gillispie

      • Jed Z. Buchwald
      Pages 3-13
    3. A Professional Life in the History of Science*

      • Charles Coulston Gillispie
      Pages 15-24
    4. Charles Gillispie in the Digital Age

      • Jane Maienschein, Manfred D. Laubichler
      Pages 37-45
  3. Archaeology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Peking Man: New Light on an Old Discovery

      • Tore Frängsmyr
      Pages 49-62
  4. Chemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
  5. Geology and Natural Theology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
  6. Mathematics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215

About this book

New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field's founders.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Div. Humanities & Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

    Jed Z. Buchwald

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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