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The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie

The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie <h2>Acta Crystallographica</h2><h3></h3><h3>0365-110X</h3> <h2>book reviews</h2> Volume 14 Part 8 Page 900 August 1961 <h2> The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie</h2> A. J. C. Wilson The Major Achievements of Science. By A. E. E. MCKENZlE. Two volumes, pp. xvi+ [368]; [xii] + [195]. Cambridge: The University Press, 1960. Prices 30s and 17s 6d; school editions 20s and 12s 6d. Vol. I contains an account of the historical development of the main generalizations of science and their philosoph- ical implications. Vol. II contains a series of 91 extracts from original sources arranged in an order (only roughly chronological) suited to the chapter sequence of vol. I. The books are of great general interest to those beyond school age as well as to those below it. It is salutary to find that crystallography does not rank among the 'major achievements' of science. The discovery of X-ray diffraction by von Laue gets five lines, as an introduction to Moseley's work on atomic numbers, and the Braggs are not mentioned. A. J. C. WILSON University College Cardiff Great Britain Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Erde. Mit einem ABC der Geologie. Pp. 772. Leipzig: Brockhaus Verlag, 1959. Price DM 13.80. This book has http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Crystallographica International Union of Crystallography

The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie

Acta Crystallographica , Volume 14 (8): 900 – Aug 10, 1961

The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie

Acta Crystallographica , Volume 14 (8): 900 – Aug 10, 1961

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<h2>Acta Crystallographica</h2><h3></h3><h3>0365-110X</h3> <h2>book reviews</h2> Volume 14 Part 8 Page 900 August 1961 <h2> The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie</h2> A. J. C. Wilson The Major Achievements of Science. By A. E. E. MCKENZlE. Two volumes, pp. xvi+ [368]; [xii] + [195]. Cambridge: The University Press, 1960. Prices 30s and 17s 6d; school editions 20s and 12s 6d. Vol. I contains an account of the historical development of the main generalizations of science and their philosoph- ical implications. Vol. II contains a series of 91 extracts from original sources arranged in an order (only roughly chronological) suited to the chapter sequence of vol. I. The books are of great general interest to those beyond school age as well as to those below it. It is salutary to find that crystallography does not rank among the 'major achievements' of science. The discovery of X-ray diffraction by von Laue gets five lines, as an introduction to Moseley's work on atomic numbers, and the Braggs are not mentioned. A. J. C. WILSON University College Cardiff Great Britain Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Erde. Mit einem ABC der Geologie. Pp. 772. Leipzig: Brockhaus Verlag, 1959. Price DM 13.80. This book has

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Publisher
International Union of Crystallography
Copyright
Copyright (c) 1961 International Union of Crystallography
ISSN
0365-110X
DOI
10.1107/S0365110X61002655
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<h2>Acta Crystallographica</h2><h3></h3><h3>0365-110X</h3> <h2>book reviews</h2> Volume 14 Part 8 Page 900 August 1961 <h2> The major achievements of science by A. E. E. McKenzie</h2> A. J. C. Wilson The Major Achievements of Science. By A. E. E. MCKENZlE. Two volumes, pp. xvi+ [368]; [xii] + [195]. Cambridge: The University Press, 1960. Prices 30s and 17s 6d; school editions 20s and 12s 6d. Vol. I contains an account of the historical development of the main generalizations of science and their philosoph- ical implications. Vol. II contains a series of 91 extracts from original sources arranged in an order (only roughly chronological) suited to the chapter sequence of vol. I. The books are of great general interest to those beyond school age as well as to those below it. It is salutary to find that crystallography does not rank among the 'major achievements' of science. The discovery of X-ray diffraction by von Laue gets five lines, as an introduction to Moseley's work on atomic numbers, and the Braggs are not mentioned. A. J. C. WILSON University College Cardiff Great Britain Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Erde. Mit einem ABC der Geologie. Pp. 772. Leipzig: Brockhaus Verlag, 1959. Price DM 13.80. This book has

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Acta CrystallographicaInternational Union of Crystallography

Published: Aug 10, 1961

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