| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Science.culture
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Science.culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A geography of science? -- Site : venues of science -- Region : cultures of science -- Circulation : movements of science -- Putting science in its place. |
| Summary |
We are accustomed to thinking of science and its findings as universal. After all, one atom of carbon plus two of oxygen yields carbon dioxide in Amazonia as well as in Alaska; a scientist in Bombay can use the same materials and techniques to challenge the work of a scientist in New York; and of course the laws of gravity apply worldwide. Why, then, should the spaces where science is done matter at all? David N. Livingstone here puts that question to the test with his fascinating study of how science bears the marks of its place of production. Putting Science in Its Place establishes the fund. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects.
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Science -- Social aspects. |
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Science and civilization.
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Science and civilization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Livingstone, David N., 1953- Putting science in its place. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003 9780226487229 (DLC) 2003001355 (OCoLC)51722639 |
| ISBN |
9780226487243 (electronic book) |
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0226487245 (electronic book) |
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0226487229 (acid-free paper) |
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9780226487229 |
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