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Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical.

Biographies of Scientific Objects

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 6/15/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226136707, 978-0226136707
      ISBN10: 0226136701
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      Book Synopsis
      Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical.

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