Osiris, Volume 11 Science in the Field

Name: Osiris, Volume 11 Science in the Field
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ISBN: 9780226460024

ISBN-10: 0226460029

ISBN-13: 9780226460024

Edition: 1996

Authors: Henrika Kuklick, Robert E. Kohler

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Unlike many histories of scientific practices, which deal with laboratory experiments, this collection of essays focuses on scientific investigations conducted out of doors: biological, physical, and social. Case studies from varied disciplines explore the material, human, and cultural aspects of fieldwork, and the relationships between scientific activity and popular outdoor activities such as exploration and recreation. Included are "Gender, Culture, and Astrophysical Fieldwork: Elizabeth Campbell and the Lick Observatory-Crocker Eclipse Expeditions," by Alex Soo-jung-Kim Pang; "Wallace in Other Lands," by Jane Camerini; "The Heroic Science of Glacier Motion," by Bruce Hevly;…

Book details

List price: $50.50
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 254
Size: 7.09" wide x 10.28" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English