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| 001 | 8386 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20181127185801.0 | ||
| 008 | 970825s1998 nyu b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | _a97039824 | ||
| 020 | _a0471169803 (cloth : alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | _a0471350664 | ||
| 020 | _a9780471169802 (cloth : alk. paper) | ||
| 020 | _a9780471350668 | ||
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_aHellman, Hal, _d1927- |
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_aGreat feuds in science : _bten of the liveliest disputes ever / _cHal Hellman |
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_aNew York : _bWiley, _cc1998 |
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_axv, 240 p. ; _c25 cm |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-228) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aUrban VIII versus Galileo: an unequal contest -- Wallis versus Hobbes: squaring the circle -- Newton versus Leibniz: a clash of titans -- Voltaire versus Needham: the generation controversy -- Darwin's bulldog versus Soapy Sam: evolution wars -- Lord Kelvin versus geologists and biologists: the age of the Earth -- Cope versus Marsh: the fossil feud -- Wegener versus everybody: continental drift -- Johanson versus the Leakeys: the missing link -- Derek Freeman versus Margaret Mead: nature versus nurture | |
| 520 | _aAn accomplished science writer narrates the dramatic stories of science's ten greatest controversies, sometimes lasting centuries and the discoveries they inspired, and shows how such clashes of ideas and personalities propel science forward | ||
| 530 | _aAlso available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with NetLibrary, Inc | ||
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_aScience _xHistory |
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_aScientists _xSocial aspects _xHistory |
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_aVendetta _vCase studies |
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