Item #415616 Gentlemen of science : early years of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / [edited by] Jack Morrell and Arnold Thackray. Jack Morrell, Arnold Thackray.

Gentlemen of science : early years of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / [edited by] Jack Morrell and Arnold Thackray

1982, First Paperback Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #415616
ISBN: 0198581637

Physical description: xxiii, 592 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Knowledge in context -- Diary: the origins of the BAAS -- Creating a cultural resource -- Diary: the mechanics of a meeting -- Ideologies of science -- The politics of science -- The utilities of science -- Making knowledge -- Dramatis personae -- Appendices. Subjects: British Association for the Advancement of Science History; British Association for the Advancement of Science; Science History; Societies Great Britain History; Science Societies, etc.; Science clubs History.

Price: €25.00

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