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Relocating Modern Science : Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900 /

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Relocating Modern Science challenges the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and was subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of key moments in the history of science, it demonstrates the crucial roles of circulation and intercultural encounter for their e...

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Main Author: Raj, Kapil (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
History.
Asian History.
Cultural History.
European History.
History of Science.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Civilization > History.
Imperialism.
World history.
Asia > History.
Europe > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Relocating Modern Science challenges the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and was subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of key moments in the history of science, it demonstrates the crucial roles of circulation and intercultural encounter for their emergence.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 285 pages)
ISBN:9780230625310
DOI:10.1057/9780230625310