Public knowledge: an essay concerning the social dimension of science

London,: Cambridge University Press (1968)
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In this 1974 book a practising scientist and gifted expositor sets forth an exciting point of view on the nature of science and how it works.

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Q175.Z54

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0521095190   0521068940
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