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Knowledge among men : eleven essays on science, culture, and society commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson / Introduction by S. Dillon Ripley. [Edited and with introductions by Paul H. Oehser].

Smithsonian Institution. (Author). Smithson, James, 1765-1829 (Added Author). Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996 (editor.).

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  • Physical Description: 191 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Published by Simon and Schuster in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, [1966]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The perfectibility of intellect / by J.S. Bruner -- History as the organization of man's memory / by H. Butterfield -- The value of art in an expanding world / by Sir K.M. Clark -- Conservation and man's environment / by I.M. Cowan -- On being a meter and a half long / by G.E. Hutchinson -- Biological and mental evolution, an exercise in analogy / by A. Koestler -- Anthropology : its achievements and future / by C. Lévi-Strauss -- Technics and the nature of man / by L. Mumford -- Physics and man's understanding / by R. Oppenheimer -- Intellectual values and the future / by S.E. Toulmin -- Knowledge and understanding of the physical universe as determinants of man's progress / by F.L. Whipple.
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Also issued online.

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24510. ‡aKnowledge among men : ‡beleven essays on science, culture, and society commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson / ‡cIntroduction by S. Dillon Ripley. [Edited and with introductions by Paul H. Oehser].
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50500. ‡tThe perfectibility of intellect / ‡rby J.S. Bruner -- ‡tHistory as the organization of man's memory / ‡rby H. Butterfield -- ‡tThe value of art in an expanding world / ‡rby Sir K.M. Clark -- ‡tConservation and man's environment / ‡rby I.M. Cowan -- ‡tOn being a meter and a half long / ‡rby G.E. Hutchinson -- ‡tBiological and mental evolution, an exercise in analogy / ‡rby A. Koestler -- ‡tAnthropology : its achievements and future / ‡rby C. Lévi-Strauss -- ‡tTechnics and the nature of man / ‡rby L. Mumford -- ‡tPhysics and man's understanding / ‡rby R. Oppenheimer -- ‡tIntellectual values and the future / ‡rby S.E. Toulmin -- ‡tKnowledge and understanding of the physical universe as determinants of man's progress / ‡rby F.L. Whipple.
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77608. ‡iOnline version: ‡aSmithsonian Institution. ‡tKnowledge among men: eleven essays on science, culture, and society commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson. ‡dNew York, Published by Simon and Schuster in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington [1966] ‡w(OCoLC)590694410
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