Science Since Babylon (Record no. 69024)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0300017979
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 509 PRI
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Price, Derek J. de Solla
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Science Since Babylon
Statement of responsibility, etc / Derek John de Solla Price
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Yale University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc ,1975
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 149p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc An eye-opening work for anyone concerned with the humanistic understanding of science"Enlightening reading for the scientist and non-scientist alike."— Times Educational Supplement"Provides the opportunity to read, or re-read, some of Price's most noteworthy essays and to once more reflect on the urgencies of a reasoned science policy for the U.S."— IntellectThis timely classic investigates the circumstances and consequences of certain vital decisions relating to scientific crises that have brought the world to its present state of scientific and technological development. It calls for a completely new range of studies to take its place in the territory between the humanities and the sciences. Derek deSolla Price documents his study with accounts of his own researches in his specific fields of interest, relating them to the “crises” which he believes to be of paramount importance. This enlarged edition offers a broad range of material, from ancient automata, talismans and symbols, to the differences of modern science and technology.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Historical, geographic & persons treatment
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Koha item type Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 08/06/2026   509 PRI G8351 08/06/2026 08/06/2026 Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection
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