Histories of Scientific Observation
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Histories of Scientific Observation by Lorraine Daston
Observation is the most pervasive and fundamental practice of all the modern sciences, both natural and human. This collection offers an examination of the history of scientific observation in its own right, as both epistemic category and scientific practice.
Lorraine Daston is director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and is visiting professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. Elizabeth Lunbeck is the Nelson Tyrone, Jr. Chair of American History and professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226136783 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226136787 |
| Title | Histories of Scientific Observation |
| Author | Lorraine Daston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2011-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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