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BL
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| Record Number
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111770
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b70196
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| Main Entry
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Conner, Clifford D.,1941-
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| Title & Author
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A people's history of science : : miners, midwives, and "low mechanicks" /\ Clifford D. Conner.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Nation books,, 2005.
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 554 p. :: ill. ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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1560257482 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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What science? What history? What people? -- Prehistory : were hunter-gatherers stupid? -- What "Greek miracle"? -- Blue-water sailors and the navigational sciences -- Who were the revolutionaries in the scientific revolution? -- Who were the winners in the scientific revolution? -- The "union of capital and science" -- The scientific-industrial complex.
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Science-- History.
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Science and civilization.
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Science-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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509
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| LC Classification
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Q125.C59 2005
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