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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 224 pages. Light shelf wear, pages yellowed; a good sound binding. The jacket has some discoloring, wear and tear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mathematics; Inventory No: 217036.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (Mathematics, Measurement, Weights and Measures) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Zustand: Good. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth and gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing.

Texte en Anglais - Papers of the Conférence on the history of quantification in the sciences held in the offices of the Social science research council, New York, on 20-21 November 1959 - Reliure percaline noire titre doré au 1er plat et au dos - Cachet du précédent propriétaire en page de garde Albert D. Talbott, sinon état neuf 224 pages, 26 cm, relié. Très bon état.

Indianapolis, New York, The Boobs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1961, 4°, (4), 224 pp., orig. Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. First Edition! Edited with an introduction by Harry Woolf, Professor of History, and Edition of Isis. This book, published in conjunction with ISIS, the official quarterly Journal of the History of Science Society, is the result of a conference held in November, 1959 under the auspices of the Social Science Research Council. Content: MAIN ARTICLES Harry Woolf : The Conference on the History of Quantification in the Sciences. S.S. Wilks : Some Aspects of Quantification in Science. A. C. Crombie : Quantification in Medieval Physics. Thomas S. Kuhn : The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science. Henry Guerlac : Quantification in Chemistry. Richard H. Shryock: The History of Quantification in Medical Science. Edwin G. Boring : The Beginning and Growth of Measurement in Psychology. Joseph J. Spengler: On the Progress of Quantification in Economics. Paul F. Lazarsfeld : Notes on the History of Quantification in Sociology-Trends, Sources and Problems. R. W. Gerard : Quantification in Biology NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS Harry Woolf (1923- 2003) was a US historian of science and director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1976 to 1987. He studied mathematics, physics and history at the University of Chicago, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1948 and a master's degree in 1949. He received his doctorate in the history of science from Cornell University in 1955. He then worked at Boston University, Brandeis University and the University of Washington before becoming professor of the history of science at Johns Hopkins University in 1961 (Willis K. Shepard Professor). He was chairman of his faculty there from 1961 to 1972 and provost from 1972 to 1976. He was then director of the Institute for Advanced Study until 1987.