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Putting science in its place. Geographies of Scientific Knowledge.

Paperback • 2013

Putting science in its place. Geographies of Scientific Knowledge.

By David Aaronovitch

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About the book

We are accustomed to thinking of science and its findings as universal. After all, one atom of carbon plus two of oxygen yields carbon dioxide in Amazonia as well as in Alaska; a scientist in Bombay can use the same materials and techniques to challenge the work of a scientist in New York; and of course the laws of gravity apply worldwide. Why, then, should the locations where science is done matter at all? David N. Livingstone here puts that question to the test with his fascinating study of ho...Show more

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