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Download or read book Scientific History written by Elena Aronova and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- The quest for scientific history -- Scientific history and the Russian locale -- Nikolai Vavilov, genogeography, and history's past future -- Julian Huxley's cold wars -- The UNESCO "History of Mankind: Cultural and Scientific Development" Project -- Information socialism, historical informatics, and the markets -- Epilogue.

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