A History of Science in Society: A Reader

by Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack

Book Overview

A History of Science in Society: A Reader, edited by Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack, is a collection of primary source documents and an excellent companion to their text by the same name. It includes scientific papers as well as more popular and cultural expressions of scientific ideas from the likes of Margaret Cavendish, Albert Einstein, and Rachel Carson. Readings from the pre-Scientific Revolution, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551117703
• ISBN13: 9781551117706
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 8.8"