Grier, David Alan 1955 Feb. 14- creator text bibliography nju Princeton Princeton University Press c2005 2005 monographic eng

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viii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Astronomy and the Division of Labor 1682-1880 -- The First Anticipated Return: Halley's Comet 1758 -- The Children of Adam Smith -- The Celestial Factory: Halley's Comet 1835 -- The American Prime Meridian -- A Carpet for the Computing Room -- Mass Production and New Fields of Science 1880-1930 -- Looking Forward, Looking Backward: Machinery 1893 -- Darwin's Cousins -- Breaking from the Ellipse: Halley's Comet 1910 -- Captains of Academe -- War Production -- Fruits of the Conflict: Machinery 1922 -- Professional Computers and an Independent Discipline 1930-1964 -- The Best of Bad Times -- Scientific Relief -- Tools of the Trade: Machinery 1937 -- Professional Ambition -- New York Mid-town Glide Bomb Club -- The Victor's Share -- Only I Alone am Left to Tell Thee. David Alan Grier. Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-400) and index. Calculus History Science Mathematics History Mental calculators History Rekenen Berekeningen Handwerk Beroepspraktijk Wetenschapsbeoefening QA303.2 G848w 2005 510/.92/2 54.01 0691091579 (hc : acid-free paper) 9780691091570 (hc : acid-free paper) 2004022631 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022631.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2004022631-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2004022631-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022631.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2004022631-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2004022631-b.html DLC 040924 20230410132746.0 60139