An Introduction to the History of Science

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Walter Libby

2012-09-07

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Title: An Introduction to the History of Science

Author: Walter Libby

Release Date: September 7, 2012 [EBook #40706]

Language: English

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE

BY
WALTER LIBBY, M.A., Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

The Riverside Press Cambridge

The Riverside Press
CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS
U. S. A

TO MY STUDENTS OF THE LAST TWELVE YEARS IN THE CHICAGO AND PITTSBURGH DISTRICTS THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ENDEAVOR TO INCULCATE A DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, EVER MINDFUL OF THE DAILY TASK, NOT ALTOGETHER IGNORANT OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST

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