Biographies of Scientific Objects - Lorraine Daston - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226136707 - June 15, 2000
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Biographies of Scientific Objects


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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.


319 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 15, 2000
ISBN13 9780226136707
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 319
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   539 g
Language English  
Editor Daston, Lorraine

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