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The archaeology of science studying the creation of useful knowledge

Michael Brian Schiffer

Springer New York Springer 2013

Localização: MAE - Museu Arqueologia e Etnologia    (CC72 S333a )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    The archaeology of science studying the creation of useful knowledge
  • Autor: Michael Brian Schiffer
  • Assuntos: Science -- History; Archaeology; ARQUEOLOGIA; HISTÓRIA DA CIÊNCIA; CIÊNCIA (HISTÓRIA)
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: Science: A Behavioral Perspective -- Varieties of Scientific Knowledge -- Contributions of Experimental Archaeology -- Contributions of Ethnoarchaeology -- Contributions of Archaeometry -- Apparatus of Modern and Early Modern Science -- Thomas Edison's Science -- Exploration and Colonization -- Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica -- US Nuclear Establishment -- Archaeology of the Space Age -- Discovery Processes: Trial Models.
    This manual pulls together-and illustrates with interesting case studies-the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout the book there are templates, consisting of questions, to help readers visualize and design their own projects. The manual seeks to be as general as possible, applicable to any society, and so science is defined as the creation of useful knowledge-the kinds of knowledge that enable people to make predictions. The chapters in Part I discuss the scope of the archaeology of science and furnish a con
  • Títulos relacionados: Série:Manuals in archaeological method, theory, and technique 9
  • Editor: Springer New York Springer
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2013
  • Formato: xvi, 204 p il 25 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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