| Description |
viii, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-400) and index. |
| Contents |
Astronomy and the Division of Labor 1682-1880 -- The First Anticipated Return: Halley's Comet 1758 -- The Children of Adam Smith -- The Celestial Factory: Halley's Comet 1835 -- The American Prime Meridian -- A Carpet for the Computing Room -- Mass Production and New Fields of Science 1880-1930 -- Looking Forward, Looking Backward: Machinery 1893 -- Darwin's Cousins -- Breaking from the Ellipse: Halley's Comet 1910 -- Captains of Academe -- War Production -- Fruits of the Conflict: Machinery 1922 -- Professional Computers and an Independent Discipline 1930-1964 -- The Best of Bad Times -- Scientific Relief -- Tools of the Trade: Machinery 1937 -- Professional Ambition -- New York Mid-town Glide Bomb Club -- The Victor's Share -- Only I Alone am Left to Tell Thee. |
| Subject |
Calculus -- History.
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Calculus. |
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History. |
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Science -- Mathematics -- History.
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Science -- Mathematics. |
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Mental calculators -- History.
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Mental calculators. |
| ISBN |
0691091579 hardcover acid-free paper |
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