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Background to Modern Science: Ten Lectures at Cambridge Arranged by the History of Science Committee
Joseph Needham
Background to Modern Science: Ten Lectures at Cambridge Arranged by the History of Science Committee
Joseph Needham
Originally published in 1938, this book contains the text of ten lectures arranged by the History of Science Committee at the University of Cambridge in 1936. Each speaker covered a different aspect of scientific endeavour, focussing mostly on advances made in fields such as parasitology, radioactivity, astronomy and evolution theory.
256 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 2, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781107495005 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 129 × 198 × 14 mm · 250 g |
Editor | Needham, Joseph |
Editor | Pagel, Walter |
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