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An Introduction to the Historiography of Science
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This article is published in Philosophical Books.The article was published on 1988-04-01. It has received 59 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Historiography of science.read more
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A companion to the history of economic thought
TL;DR: For example, the authors argues that aversion to labour and desire of the present enjoyment of costly indulgences are perpetual antagonizing principles to the desire of wealth, except those which may be regarded as perpetually antagonising principles.
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Metatheory, Metamethod, Meta-Data-Analysis: What, Why, and How?:
TL;DR: The authors examines recent developments in meta-study in sociology which involves metatheory, metamethod, and meta-data-analysis, and concludes that meta study will continue to grow in sociology for some time to come.
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Neither Sherlock Holmes nor Babylon: A Reassessment of Plimpton 322
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the popular view of Plimpton 322 as some sort of trigonometric table cannot be correct, given what is now known of the concept of angle in the Old Babylonian period.
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The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis
TL;DR: Criticism of the use of citations for evaluation continues and update and undermines the desire to have an easy “scientific”—that is, quantitative—method of evaluation.
Kalaureia 1894 : A Cultural History of the First Swedish Excavation in Greece
TL;DR: The excavation of the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia in 1894 marks the beginning of Swedish archaeological fieldwork in Greece as mentioned in this paper, during a couple of hot summer months, two philologists from Uppsa...
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A companion to the history of economic thought
TL;DR: For example, the authors argues that aversion to labour and desire of the present enjoyment of costly indulgences are perpetual antagonizing principles to the desire of wealth, except those which may be regarded as perpetually antagonising principles.
Journal ArticleDOI
Metatheory, Metamethod, Meta-Data-Analysis: What, Why, and How?:
TL;DR: The authors examines recent developments in meta-study in sociology which involves metatheory, metamethod, and meta-data-analysis, and concludes that meta study will continue to grow in sociology for some time to come.
Journal ArticleDOI
Neither Sherlock Holmes nor Babylon: A Reassessment of Plimpton 322
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the popular view of Plimpton 322 as some sort of trigonometric table cannot be correct, given what is now known of the concept of angle in the Old Babylonian period.
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The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis
TL;DR: Criticism of the use of citations for evaluation continues and update and undermines the desire to have an easy “scientific”—that is, quantitative—method of evaluation.
Kalaureia 1894 : A Cultural History of the First Swedish Excavation in Greece
TL;DR: The excavation of the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia in 1894 marks the beginning of Swedish archaeological fieldwork in Greece as mentioned in this paper, during a couple of hot summer months, two philologists from Uppsa...