Functions and Uses of Disciplinary Histories

by Peter Weingart, Wolf Lepenies, Loren R. Graham

Book Overview

Edward Gibbon's allegation at the beginning of his Essay on the Study of Literature (1764) that the history of empires is that of the miseries of humankind whereas the history of the sciences is that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027715211
• ISBN13: 9789027715210
• Release Date: July 1983
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"