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History of light and color

✍ Scribed by Sean F. Johnston

Book ID: 127430880
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 3 MB
Edition: 1st
Category: Library
ISBN: 0585488274

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✦ Synopsis

This is a history of the hidden workings of physical science - a technical endeavour embedded in a social context. It argues that this 'undisciplined' subject, straddling academia, commerce and regulation, may be typical not only of 20th century science, but of its future.

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