Wrestling with Nature: From Omens to Science - Peter Harrison - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226317816 - June 1, 2011
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When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work.

440 pages, 4 halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 1, 2011
ISBN13 9780226317816
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 432
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   794 g
Language English  
Editor Harrison, Peter
Editor Numbers, Ronald L.
Editor Shank, Michael H.

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