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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].
Record details
- Physical Description: 191 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Published by Simon and Schuster in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, [1966]
Content descriptions
- 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.
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Also issued online.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | AC 5 .S64 1966 | 247857 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |