ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht] Hardcover Sociology of the Sciences Vol. VII. xxii, 307 p. 28 cm. Blue cloth. Ex library with labels on spine and rear pastedown, ink stamps on top edge and title. Spine faded. Slight crease in front cover.
[London, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1983]
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ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht] Hardcover Sociology of the Sciences Vol. VII. xxii, 307 p. 28 cm. Blue cloth. Ex library with labels on spine and rear pastedown, ink stamps on top edge and title. Spine faded. Slight crease in front cover.
[London, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1983]
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ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Dordrecht, Reidel] Hardcover XXIII, 307 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. cii304/15 9027715203 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 650
[Löbnitz, Germany] [Publication Year: 1983]
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Springer , pp. 336 . Hardback. Used. Springer ISBN 9027715203 9789027715203 [US]

ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edward Gibbon's allegation at the beginning of his Essay on the Study of Literature (1764) that the history of empires is that of the miseries of humankind whereas the history of the sciences is that of their splendour and happiness has for a long time been accepted by professional scientists and by historians of science alike. For its practitioner, the history of a discipline displayed above all the always difficult but fmally rewarding approach to a truth which was incorporated in the discipline in its actual fonn. Looking back, it was only too easy to distinguish those who erred and heretics in the field from the few forerunners of true science. On the one hand, the traditional history of science was told as a story of hero and hero worship, on the other hand it was, paradoxically enough, the constant attempt to remind the scientist whom he should better forget. It is not surprising at all therefore that the traditional history of science was a field of only minor interest for the practitioner of a distinct scientific diSCipline or specialty and at the same time a hardly challenging task for the professional historian. Nietzsche had already described the historian of science as someone who arrives late after harvest-time: it is somebody who is only a tolerated guest at the thanksgiving dinner of the scientific community . ...
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ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover pp. 336 52:B&W 6.14 x 9.21in or 234 x 156mm (Royal 8vo) Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam
[Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]

ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Edward Gibbon's allegation at the beginning of his Essay on the Study of Literature (1764) that the history of empires is that of the miseries of humankind whereas the history of the sciences is that of their splendour and happiness has for a long time been accepted by professional scientists and by historians of science alike. For its practitioner, the history of a discipline displayed above all the always difficult but fmally rewarding approach to a truth which was incorporated in the discipline in its actual fonn. Looking back, it was only too easy to distinguish those who erred and heretics in the field from the few forerunners of true science. On the one hand, the traditional history of science was told as a story of hero and hero worship, on the other hand it was, paradoxically enough, the constant attempt to remind the scientist whom he should better forget. It is not surprising at all therefore that the traditional history of science was a field of only minor interest for the practitioner of a distinct scientific diSCipline or specialty and at the same time a hardly challenging task for the professional historian. Nietzsche had already described the historian of science as someone who arrives late after harvest-time: it is somebody who is only a tolerated guest at the thanksgiving dinner of the scientific community . ...
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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Functions and Uses of Disciplinary Histories. ISBN 9027715203 9789027715203 [GB]

ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Editor(s): Graham, L.; Lepenies, Wolf; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647. . 1983. Hardback. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1983]

ISBN10: 9027715203, ISBN13: 9789027715203, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Very Good
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]