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" Research and discovery : "
Russell Lawson, editor.
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BL
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947690
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b702060
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Research and discovery : : landmarks and pioneers in American science /\ Russell Lawson, editor.
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Armonk, N.Y. :: M.E. Sharpe,, 2008.
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3 volumes :: illustrations ;; 28 cm
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0765680734
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: 9780765680730
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Natural history -- Geography -- Botany -- Biology -- Medicine and health -- Geosciences -- Social sciences -- Behavioral sciences -- Astronomy -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Mathematics and computer science -- Applied science -- History and philosophy of science.
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| Abstract
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This encyclopedia is an overview of the history of science in America from colonial times to the present. Organized alphabetically within scientific discipline, the set is divided into fourteen sections that include overview essays tracing the historical development of the specific discipline in a cultural and social context; A-to-Z entries on people, institutions, events, developments, and significant concepts; and documents highlighting the development of the discipline. An extensive topic finder, bibliographic citations, and a general index round out this work. - Publisher.
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Research-- United States-- History, Encyclopedias.
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Science-- United States-- History, Encyclopedias.
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Naturwissenschaften
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Research.
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Science.
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Wissenschaftler
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United States.
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USA.
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509.73
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Q127.U6R45 2008
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Lawson, Russell.
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