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Discovering Life, Manufacturing Life How the experimental method shaped life sciences /

This book tells the story of how thinkers, over time, have dared to explore using experimental devices and how the experimental method established itself and took a predominant role in the life sciences. While life sciences continue to advance and knowledge becomes more widespread and accessible, ph...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vignais, Pierre V. (Autor), Vignais, Paulette M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a The Roots of Experimental Science from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance -- The Birth of the Experimental Method in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Impact of Determinism in the Life Sciences of the 19th and 20th Centuries -- Challenges for Experimentation on Living Beings at the Dawn of the 21st Century -- Epilogue. 
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