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  2. Edition (book) - Wikipedia

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    The basic definition of a co-edition is when two publishing houses publish the same edition of a book (or equivalent versions of an edition, for example, translated versions), simultaneously or near-simultaneously, usually in different countries.

  3. Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art - Wikipedia

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    A Dictionary of science, literature, and art : comprising the history, description, and scientific principles of every branch of human knowledge; with the derivation and definition of all the terms in general use New York : Harper & brothers 1844; A dictionary of science, literature & art. London : Longman, Green, and co., 1875.

  4. What Is History? - Wikipedia

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    What Is History? is a 1961 non-fiction book by historian E. H. Carr on historiography. It discusses history, facts, the bias of historians, science, morality, individuals and society, and moral judgements in history. The book originated in a series of lectures given by Carr in 1961 at the University of Cambridge.

  5. Science book - Wikipedia

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    Title page of On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences (1834). A science book is a work of nonfiction, usually written by a scientist, researcher, or professor like Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time), or sometimes by a non-scientist such as Bill Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything).

  6. Edited volume - Wikipedia

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    The editor (or editors, often there are several) of an edited volume is the key figure in conceiving and producing the book. [1] He or she is responsible for determining the book's purpose, structure and style (as laid out in a book proposal); for signing a book contract with an interested publisher; and for selecting the individual contributors who will write the chapters (and possibly the ...

  7. Category:Books about the history of science - Wikipedia

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    Science in History; Science is a Sacred Cow; Seeds of Change (non-fiction book) A Short History of Nearly Everything; The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe; Steps in the Scientific Tradition; The Story of Modern Science; The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

  8. Dictionary of Scientific Biography - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a scholarly reference work that was published from 1970 through 1980 by publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, with main editor the science historian Charles Gillispie, from Princeton University. It consisted of sixteen volumes. It is supplemented by the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2007).

  9. Scientific literature - Wikipedia

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    Books wholly written by one author or a few co-authors. Edited volumes , where each chapter is the responsibility of a different author or group of authors, while the editor is responsible for determining the scope of the project, keeping the work on schedule, and ensuring consistency of style and content.