by Ralph Samuel Bates · Columbia University Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780231927444
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«Scientific Societies in the United States» is the essay by Ralph Samuel Bates, published by Columbia University Press in hardcover (312 pages, in English).
The book surveys the main scientific societies of the United States, such as the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Smithsonian Institute, and analyzes how they advanced disciplines ranging from anthropology to zoology. It also pays attention to other groups, including municipal societies.
It will interest readers of the history of science and those who want to understand the role of scientific institutions in the United States.
