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- Anton Pannekoek: Ways of Viewing Science and Society
- 2019
- Book
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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Anton Pannekoek (1873-1960), prominent astronomer and world-renowned socialist theorist, stood at the nexus of the revolutions in politics, science and the arts of the early twentieth century. His astronomy was uniquely visual and highly innovative, while his politics were radical. Anton Pannekoek: Ways of Viewing Science and Society collects essays on Pannekoek and his contemporaries at the crossroads of political history, the history of science and art history.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- 5. Pannekoek's One Revolution
- pp. 87-108
- 8. From Science to Science
- pp. 157-172
- 9. Popularizing the Cosmos
- pp. 173-196
- 11. The Milky Way as Optical Phenomenon
- pp. 219-248
- 12. The Labour of Handwork in Astronomy
- pp. 249-284
- 13. Cross-Fading the Milky Way
- pp. 285-304
- 14. A Galaxy of Appearances
- pp. 305-318
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ISBN
9789048535002
MARC Record
OCLC
1178543341
Launched on MUSE
2020-07-26
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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