Reflections on the decline of science in England : (Record no. 523748)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781139381048 (ebook) |
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| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9781108052658 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UkCbUP |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | UkCbUP |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | e-uk--- |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Q127.G4 |
| Item number | B3 2013 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509/.42 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Babbage, Charles, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1791-1871, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Reflections on the decline of science in England : |
| Remainder of title | and on some of its causes / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Charles Babbage. |
| 264 #1 - Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (R) | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture (R) | Cambridge : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer (R) | Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) : |
| Other physical details | digital, PDF file(s). |
| 336 ## - Content Type (R) | |
| Content type term (R) | text |
| Content type code (R) | txt |
| Source (NR) | rdacontent |
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| Media type term (R) | computer |
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| Carrier type term (R) | online resource |
| Carrier type code (R) | cr |
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| სერიის ცნობა | Cambridge library collection. Mathematics |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Originally published in London by B. Fellowes in 1830. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential 1830 publication, he criticises the continued failure of government to support science and scientists. In addition, he identifies the weaknesses of the then existing scientific societies, saving his most caustic remarks for the Royal Society. Asserting that the societies were operated largely by small groups of amateurs possessing only superficial interest and knowledge of science, Babbage explores the importance of the relationships between science, technology and society. Exposing the absence of a true scientific culture, he states, 'The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in other countries.' These concerns found favour with many, influencing reforms of the Royal Society and leading to the founding of the British Association. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Royal Society (Great Britain) |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781108052658 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Cambridge library collection. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139381048">https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139381048</a> |
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